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Imagine going down to the lake looking for crayfish. You’re flipping over one rock after another, until something catches your eye. But it’s not a crayfish. It’s shiny, gold and round—an antique ring. That’s exactly what happened to a teen on Lake Mitchell near Cadillac, Michigan last week. “I was just flipping over rocks, catching… Read more »
It’s officially beach season. So get your swim trunks, towel, sunblock, and… metal detector? Well, the metal detector may not be absolutely necessary, but it’s not a bad idea if you want to find some buried treasure. Irish retiree Brian Murray brought along his metal detector on his trip to the beach, and it paid… Read more »
In the fall of 1860, disaster struck the S.S. Connaught on its second voyage. On the last leg of its route from Galway, Ireland, to Boston, Massachusetts, the ship started taking on water. The crew managed to stop the leak just as a fire broke out. As the fire raged, the crewmembers struggled to lower… Read more »
Spring is finally here. The days are longer and we’ve got a running start on the annual April showers. Spring-cleaning is under way, and you know what that means. Out with the old and in with the new. When it comes to jewelry, however, sometimes the old can look surprisingly hip. In fact, vintage-inspired styles… Read more »
Few hobbies are as exciting as spelunking, exploring sometimes-untouched caves, delving as deep as courage allows. And occasionally these explorers find more than adventure below the earth. For example, some spelunkers recently made the discovery of a lifetime. Reuven Zakai, his adult son Hen Zakai and their friend Lior Zhalony are experienced spelunkers. In fact,… Read more »
The time has come. Super Bowl Sunday is this weekend and the entire Northwest fully expects the Seattle Seahawks to earn another ring. As buyers and sellers of fine jewelry, we can’t help but drool over last year’s gem-covered masterpiece. Last week, we evaluated the Seahawks’ Super Bowl ring from 2014. Then we started asking ourselves… Read more »
Last weekend’s truly epic battle against the Green Bay Packers secured the Seahawks’ spot in the 2015 Super Bowl. Whether or not they’ll have a rePete of 2014 still remains to be seen. Each player from last year’s victory was awarded a gorgeous ring to commemorate the win. These rings are priceless when it comes… Read more »
Gold has been admired and desired by humankind since the dawn of recorded history — from gilded Egyptian funeral masks and golden scepters of forgotten empires to pieces of eight treasured by pirates and bricks of bullion stacked in Fort Knox. Have you ever held a gold coin or gold jewelry in your hand and… Read more »
Evaluating gold is a fairly simple process, but it’s good to have an expert opinion you can trust. The specialists at Liberty Coin & Currency help more people than anyone else in the Pacific Northwest. Here’s how the process works: Step 1: Explain There’s nothing worse than an unscrupulous gold buyer hurrying you through an… Read more »
