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One Man's Junk is Another Man's Treasure

One Man's Junk is Another Man's Treasure

The term "junk silver" applies to silver coins which in the United States were minted and in free circulation in this country through 1964 and whic...
junk silver
David and Goliath and the Disappearing Spoon

David and Goliath and the Disappearing Spoon

We are about a week away from the release of our one troy ounce gadolinium and ytterbium ingots. Soon to follow will be troy ounce ingots of alumin...
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Iridium Ring Pricing

Iridium Ring Pricing

We are most appreciative of all the interest and nice comments we've received while we've been preparing our first batch of 24 carat iridium rings....
iridium ring
Ingot Pipeline Backlog

Ingot Pipeline Backlog

We've had several batches of metals dating back to last September that we are finally getting close to having ready. We apologize for the delay as ...
ingot pipeline
Iridium Ring Detail

Iridium Ring Detail

Our 24 carat (99.95%) iridium ring prototype has just just been etched (RWMM  Ir .9995  0001) with the last four digits being a serial number which...
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Now that's a lot of Pee Water, err ... Sea Water!

Now that's a lot of Pee Water, err ... Sea Water!

According to recent reports, the concentration of gadolinium in the San Francisco Bay has risen over 700% between 1993 and 2013 to 171.4 picomoles ...
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Special Offer to close out Osmium and Iridium pre-orders

Special Offer to close out Osmium and Iridium pre-orders

The clock is ticking on our osmium and iridium pre-order offers both of which will expire at the end of this month. Until midnight on January 31st,...
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Got a Golden Parachute?

Got a Golden Parachute?

At the time of this writing the DOW is off about 500 for the day and 1500 YTD. Worldwide markets are experiencing big declines with China being the...
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We want to hear from you!

We want to hear from you!

With almost two years of our occasional blogs in the books we just realized that all this time we should have opened up the comments feature so we ...
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Dr. Evil

Dr. Evil

If you remember the 1997 movie Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Dr. Evil who had recently cryogenically time warped from 1967, tried to...
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24 Karat Iridium Ring

24 Karat Iridium Ring

Wedding bands have traditionally been made of gold with 14 karat (or 58.5% pure) being the most common and 18 karat (or 75% pure) also available. G...
24 karat iridium ring
The Elements and The Periodic Table

The Elements and The Periodic Table

We are now a retailer with Hachette Book Group and will soon have two more books as well as a matching 5x5 card set on the elements and the periodi...
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