With the recession still hitting hard, people are looking for any way to add a few pounds to their bank balance (As noted by The Telegraph). In such a depressing scenario, there’s a new way of making money: hosting gold parties.
A gold party is nothing but any kind of party, tea party, dinner party etc., but with a big difference: the guests usually go home with their wallets a bit thicker. That’s because they are able to get rid of jewellery that has otherwise been lying idle and gathering dust in their homes. Unwanted gold, including broken chains, odd earrings or cuff links, leftover gold from a bracelet or ring that was too big, even dental gold, can be turned into cash on the spot. With the price of a troy ounce of gold nearing the £600 mark, this is the right time for cash-strapped people to dispose off unwanted gold.
Gold, called the “tears of the Sun” by the Incas, has held a unique relationship with mankind from our hoary past right up until today.
It has been used to adorn idols of gods, kings and queens, the rich and the famous.
Nations have fought for it or used it to finance other wars. On another scale, men have killed, pillaged and done unspeakable things to fellow humans in their craze to possess this precious metal.
“All that glitters is not gold.” This line from Shakespeare is still valid today. Appearances can be deceptive.
Sadly, you do find fakes in the gold market, especially since there is almost no regulation or oversight of gold jewellery. Very often a lower grade of gold will have a higher grade stamping. Worse still, it is not rare to have jewellery that is merely gold plated!
Gold has fascinated mankind right from the ancient civilizations till today. The Incas called gold “the tears of the Sun” whereas the Aztecs called it “the excrement of the Gods”! Though people collect gold for its value, most gold is found in the form of ornaments.
With the tremendous hold that gold has had over most people, it is but natural that the gentlemen of the underworld would attempt to lay their hands on it. Here are five of the greatest robberies involving gold.
