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Flea Market Ring Proves Valuable Jewelry Can Sometimes Hide in Plain Sight
Flea Market Ring Proves Valuable Jewelry Can Sometimes Hide in Plain Sight
A British woman who paid just £5 (about $7) for a ring at a car boot sale — the UK equivalent of a flea market — received the surprise of... Read more...
Here Are the Four 'Keh-Ruht' Homophones Every Jewelry Lover Should Know
Here Are the Four 'Keh-Ruht' Homophones Every Jewelry Lover Should Know
Some lessons from elementary school have a funny way of resurfacing years later — especially when you're shopping for jewelry. Remember learning about homophones? They're words that sound exactly alike... Read more...
FIFA Adds Championship Rings to World Cup Glory After Spain's Triumph
FIFA Adds Championship Rings to World Cup Glory After Spain's Triumph
Spain's dramatic 1-0 extra-time victory over Argentina in Sunday's FIFA World Cup final earned the team more than soccer's most coveted trophy. For the first time in the tournament's 96-year... Read more...
Travel Study: Water, Hotels and Airports Top List of Jewelry Loss Hotspots
Travel Study: Water, Hotels and Airports Top List of Jewelry Loss Hotspots
With vacation season in full swing, millions of travelers are packing more than swimsuits and sunscreen. According to Jewelers Mutual Group's 2026 Travel Study, fine jewelry has become an essential... Read more...
Music Friday: Jason Derulo's 2019 Tune Revives an Iconic Diamond Catchphrase
Music Friday: Jason Derulo's 2019 Tune Revives an Iconic Diamond Catchphrase
Welcome to Music Friday, when we feature songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today’s selection is Jason Derulo’s 2019 release, “Diamonds,” a romantic tribute... Read more...
Injured Hiker Says 'Yes' to Oval-Cut Diamond During NH Mountain Rescue
Injured Hiker Says 'Yes' to Oval-Cut Diamond During NH Mountain Rescue
Few marriage proposals unfold in the middle of a mountain rescue, but that's exactly what happened Saturday on New Hampshire's Mount Kearsarge, where an injured hiker said "yes" as first... Read more...
Karowe Mine Delivers 1,305-Carat Giant, Sixth-Largest Rough Diamond Ever
Karowe Mine Delivers 1,305-Carat Giant, Sixth-Largest Rough Diamond Ever
Botswana's remarkable Karowe Diamond Mine has added yet another glistening chapter to its history with the recovery of an astonishing 1,305.4-carat rough diamond — a gem weighing more than half... Read more...
'Fool's Gold' on Japan's Ocean Floor Contains Vast Amounts of 'Invisible Gold'
'Fool's Gold' on Japan's Ocean Floor Contains Vast Amounts of 'Invisible Gold'
For generations, prospectors cursed pyrite. Nicknamed “fool’s gold” during the great gold rushes of the 19th century, the brassy-yellow mineral tricked countless hopeful miners into believing they had struck it... Read more...
Ancient Gold Ring's Zodiac Inscription Unlocks Secret of Thailand's Trading Past
Ancient Gold Ring's Zodiac Inscription Unlocks Secret of Thailand's Trading Past
More than 2,000 years after it was buried alongside its owner, a remarkable gold ring discovered in western Thailand is shedding new light on the far-reaching trade networks that once... Read more...
Music Friday: Dion's 'Donna the Prima Donna' Sparkles With Gems and Dreams
Music Friday: Dion's 'Donna the Prima Donna' Sparkles With Gems and Dreams
For this week's Music Friday feature, we're revisiting a 1963 pop classic in which jewelry isn't just an accessory — it's a symbol of dreams, ambition and the sometimes wide... Read more...
World's Heaviest Silver Coin Weighs 171 Pounds, Honors America's 250th
World's Heaviest Silver Coin Weighs 171 Pounds, Honors America's 250th
Most silver coins can fit comfortably in the palm of your hand. Not this one. Weighing 2,500 troy ounces and containing approximately $146,475 worth of .9999 fine silver, the newly... Read more...
Sky-High Proposal Leaves Bride-to-Be Without Her Diamond Engagement Ring
Sky-High Proposal Leaves Bride-to-Be Without Her Diamond Engagement Ring
Few marriage proposals can rival the breathtaking setting of Ivan Kuznetsov's engagement to Angela Nikolau. Perched atop the 1,454-foot spire of New York City's Empire State Building, the daredevil climber... Read more...