At the biggest jewelry center in the United States, Alberto Hernandez fired up his machine on a recent day and waited until it glowed bright orange inside before shoveling in an assortment of rings, ...
On a weekday afternoon in February, Josh Morelock, the general manager of Gold Refinery of San Diego, scooped glinty gold objects from a bowl and placed them into smelter fired up to 2,000 degrees ...
Jeweler Olivia Kazanjian inspects gold jewelry owned by client Rosie Juda, who brought nearly 40 pieces that she was hoping to melt amid skyrocketing gold prices. (Juliana Yamada / Los Angeles Times) ...
With gold prices at record highs, jewelry collectors are in meltdown mode. For weeks, they’ve been scouring their homes and cracking open their safes to retrieve vintage necklaces, family heirlooms ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With the price of gold at an all-time high, many Americans are melting down their gold jewelry for cash. Alon Mirzaev, manager at ...
On a weekday afternoon in February, Josh Morelock, the general manager of Gold Refinery of San Diego, scooped glinty gold objects from a bowl and placed them into smelter fired up to 2,000 degrees ...