As the gold price rises, the manufacturer is offering a 100 percent payout through Sept. 30 for gold clean scrap.
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The top five stories on NationalJeweler.com last week include a history lesson on Georgian-era mourning jewelry and a story about the sinking price of gold.
New York--Here are the five most popular stories from NationalJeweler.com for the week of Sept. 28 to Oct. 5, according to Google Analytics.
1. The History Behind … Georgian mourning jewelry. The latest installment of this monthly feature explores the when, where and why of mourning pieces worn during the Georgian era, which spanned from 1714 to 1830.
2. Gold expected to sink below $1,200 in Q4. The strengthening U.S. dollar is behind the recent drop on the per-ounce price of gold, which reached a nine-month low in trading last week.
3. 198-carat rough diamond sells for $10.6 million. One of a number of large rough diamonds unearthed this year, this 198-carat stone is a Type II, D color diamond found by Gem Diamonds at the Letšeng mine in Lesotho this summer.
4. 8 shots from Todd Reed’s new Calif. store. Todd Reed, known for his organic designs incorporating rough diamonds, just opened his second standalone location, this one in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles.
5. Rocks On: Hard-to-find alexandrite picks up in price. The latest installment of this monthly feature, which focus on supply and demand dynamics, covered the color-changing gemstone alexandrite.
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