With gold hovering near an all-time high at $2,680 per ounce, let's take a look at the US states where you're most likely to find this coveted precious metal. Gold is present in 32 of the 50 states and there are a combined 32,722 gold locations scattered throughout the top-10 gold-bearing states, according to SD Bullion's analysis of US Geological …
‘Today’ Show Co-Host Jenna Bush Hager Allays Engagement Ring Fears
Today show co-host Jenna Bush Hager revealed the reason why she wasn't wearing her sapphire and diamond engagement ring during last Wednesday's segment called "Social Dilemmas." Hager has been married to Henry Chase Hager for 16 years and they share three children. Was something amiss? As Hager and co-host Hoda Kotb attempted to provide engagement ring advice to a viewer …
Birthstone Feature: Paraiba Tourmalines Steal the Show at Bonhams’ Auction
A gorgeous example of October's birthstone — a cushion-shaped 5.44-carat Paraiba tourmaline set in a platinum ring — stole the show last week at Bonhams' auction in New York City when it fetched $533,900, which is nearly nine times the pre-sale high estimate of $60,000. A companion pair of oval-shaped Paraiba tourmaline earclips with a total weight of 5.1 carats …
Music Friday: Elvis Presley Asks Sweetheart to Wear His Ring Around Her Neck
Welcome to Music Friday when we often bring you fun, throwback tunes with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Let's hark back to the spring of 1958, when a handsome 23-year-old from Tupelo, MS, was dominating the music scene with an unprecedented string of 10 consecutive #1 hits and his latest release, “Wear My Ring Around …
Pop Star Carly Rae Jepsen Flashes Her New Non-Traditional Engagement Ring
Canadian pop star Carly Rae Jepsen took to Instagram on Monday to reveal to her 2.6 million followers the non-traditional ring marking her engagement to Grammy Award-winning music producer Cole M.G.N. The ring spotlights what appears to be a smoky-grey-blue gem prong set on a simple yellow gold band. Jewelry-industry pundits believe the stone may be a sapphire or spinel. …
18th-Century Necklace to Headline Sotheby’s Royal and Noble Jewels Auction
A lavish three-strand diamond necklace linked to French aristocracy in the decade leading up to the 1789 French Revolution will be hitting the auction block at Sotheby's Geneva this fall carrying a pre-sale estimate of between $1.8 million and $2.8 million. “This rare and important diamond jewel is a sublime survivor from the opulent court life of the Georgian era, …
RFID Tags Are Being Used to Track a Pearl’s Movement From Farm to Market
A Hong Kong-based company that supplies the shell nuclei to major cultured pearl producers in French Polynesia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Japan and China is embedding RFID technology in its product to track a pearl's origin and movement along the supply chain. Developed for more than a decade by the Fukui Shell Nucleus Factory, the technology called Metakaku® places a wireless RFID …
For $10,000, North End Eatery Offers USS Lobstitution/Engagement Ring Combo
Timed to coincide with National Lobster Day — September 25 — Pauli's North End is offering a "true Boston proposal experience." For $10,000, the sandwich shop known for its outrageous promotions and its catchy tag line, “Wicked fresh. Crazy good,” is offering its massive 28-ounce "USS Lobstitution" lobster roll along with a diamond engagement ring. Pauli's described the center stone …
Music Friday: Soused Sam Outlaw Sings, ‘I See No Diamond Ring on Your Finger’
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you great tunes with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, country singer Sam Outlaw plays the part of a callous lover in his 2017 release, “Diamond Ring.” Outlaw’s “slow, sad waltz” tells the story of a couple with conflicting opinions about the status of their relationship. They've gone …
Four Viking-Age Silver Bracelets Unearthed on Mountainside Farm in Norway
Four intricately crafted silver bracelets hidden under the floorboards of a Viking slave dwelling for 1,100 years were recently unearthed by archaeologists from Norway's University of Stavanger’s Archaeological Museum. The current owner of the property, Tårn Sigve Schmidt, had called in the archaeologists to survey his land ahead of his plan to carve out a new tractor road on his …