01st November 2007
Platinum has been making its way into American culture as the use of it in jewelry has grown substantially in the past ten years. If you have priced jewelry recently you know this precious white metal is even more costly than gold. So what is platinum and...
21st October 2007
Paying for goods and services in Rome didn’t start with the coin but certainly ended there. Before the common use of the coin was an economy that operated on the bartering of livestock. Then, came the early coinage in the form of bronze bars around 289...
19th October 2007
Gold’s value dates back to ancient times. Gold has a history of fascination, obsession and even tall tales. Gold has shaped human history through its assigned value dating as far back as the Egyptians. Even today gold is still considered a standard for ...