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The Gramophone Trophy Of The Grammy Awards

Image courtesy of www.oneverybootleg.nl Originally known as the Gramophone Awards, the Grammy Awards takes place this year on Febraury 10th.  If you have ever watched the awards, you would probably recognize the Gramophone trophy award. It's eloquent design makes it stand out and easy to recognize. We here at Toronto Gold did a [...]

Value Of Professional Sports Trophies

Have you ever wondered what professional sports trophies are worth? We here at Toronto Gold understand that these trophies are priceless considering the blood, sweat and tears that it takes to win one of them. However, there is another way to determine each trophy's value. These prized possessions are made of precious metals, usually sterling [...]

How Gold Prices Are Determined

Image courtesy of www.goldalert.com For gold buyers, there are two times of the day that are more important than any other time, including lunch and dinner. Those times are 10:30 am and 3:00 pm, London time. So what happens at these times? This is when the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA), comprised of [...]

Toronto Gold’s Haggle-Free Approach

What sets Toronto Gold apart from the rest of the "Cash For Gold" businesses in Toronto? It's our upfront, haggle-free approach to buying gold that makes our store feel so refreshing. Whether you are the beneficiary of gold jewelry that has been handed down to you or just looking to take advantage of today's remarkably [...]

Technical Uses For Gold

Image courtesy of www.allpostersimages.com For the average consumer, "gold" means jewelry, coins and treasure. But for the electrical engineer or medical professional, the word "gold" takes on surprisingly new meanings. Gold is an amazing metal that has more uses than just decoration and monetary value. Its unique properties make it very useful for [...]

Gold Treasure Chests – Fact or Fiction?

Image courtesy of www.4fun-pics.blogspot.com Archaeologists and members of the public alike are going to extreme measures to find hidden treasures nowadays. They're diving deeper, traveling further and digging longer than ever before. More people are interested in ancient sites. New technological advancements are allowing more and more people to search for caches, loots, [...]

History Of Gold Gifts

Image courtesy www.decktheholidays.blogspot.com Throughout history, gold has been one of the most precious resources known to man. It was no different then than it is now. The gift of gold is a supreme gift, and there's no better time to give the gift of gold than special occasions like Christmas and New Years. [...]

Top 10 Gold Gifts

We've searched around the web and found the top 10 gold gifts from around the world. These extravagant gold-plated gifts can put a dent in even the most wealthy of people! World's Most Expensive Lipstick Cosmetics are a man's worst nightmare. Let's just hope she never finds this or you'll be wishing you were stuck [...]

Gold Prospecting In The Streets Of NYC

Image courtesy: www.propertiesofmatter.si.edu People are finding gold all the time in Alaska and Africa and other places throughout the world, but would it surprise you to know that you can find gold right in the streets of your own city? It could be paved with gold! Raffi Stepanian has been making his living [...]

Toronto Pawn Shops or Toronto Gold?

Toronto Pawn Shops are a staple of the downtown core, and each comes with its own unique attributes. In Toronto, you can find pawn shops just about everywhere (including a number just west of our 829 Bloor Street West store). But when you say ‘pawn shop’, most Torontonians will think of the enclave of pawn [...]