Dental gold: the valuable metal most people throw in the trash

Somewhere in a bathroom drawer, a sandwich bag, or a small envelope tucked inside a nightstand, there’s a good chance you have money sitting around that you don’t know about. Maybe your dentist handed you an old crown after replacing it. Maybe a family member passed away and you found some dental work in their […]
How to tell if your jewelry is real gold or gold-plated (and why it matters more than you think)

You’re standing over your dresser, holding a necklace your aunt gave you in 1997. It looks gold. It feels heavy enough. But is it actually gold, or is it a $4 chain with a thin yellow coating? This question matters a lot more now than it did five years ago. Gold is trading around $4,300 […]