Most people shopping for diamonds have heard of the 4 C’s to consider when looking to buy a diamond.  Color Clarity Cut Carat Weight These are the characteristics shoppers and dealers look for when purchasing a diamond. Diamonds that have been certified and graded by G.I.A. will have this information on the certificate, but there is […]

Coin collecting is not only a hobby, but it can also be an investment as well. Prices have been steadily increasing over the last 40 years not only due to the silver and gold market, but the longer out the time frame in which certain coins were minted, the rarer date and scarcer mint-marked coins […]

Gold nuggets are a rarity. They can be found in alluvial deposits or in other placer deposits. They can also be found in or close to primary gold deposits, like gold lodes or veins which have been exposed by weather. If you have gold you want to sell, bring it to Chicago Gold Gallery, the […]

A couple buys an engagement ring at a retail jeweler before the holiday season , someone buys jewelry while on vacation from a hotel resort jeweler, another person purchases jewelry or diamonds from a nationwide jeweler, department store or television jewelry sales show, you’ve obtained jewelry that your spouse or ex-spouse or a relative gifted […]

Starting in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, selling guitars in Chicago became a trendy market of its own. Since then, it has become a solid pastime, hobby, business and a passion to find that “holy grail” for countless people worldwide. Guitars are considered “vintage” if they’re from the 1970’s or older, but there’s no […]