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Rare Medieval Silver Hoard Near Moscow Reveals 350 Unknown Coin Varieties
Rare Medieval Silver Hoard Near Moscow Reveals 350 Unknown Coin Varieties
For nearly 600 years, a small ceramic jug buried near Moscow held a secret fortune in silver. When archaeologists unearthed it in the historic Russian city of Kolomna, they found... Read more...
A Dazzling 24-Carat Pink Diamond With a Glamorous History May Fetch $18MM
A Dazzling 24-Carat Pink Diamond With a Glamorous History May Fetch $18MM
A dazzling 24-carat pink diamond with a remarkable 70-year family history is preparing for its first-ever auction appearance. Known as "The Bulgari Pink," the emerald-cut gem will headline Christie’s Magnificent... Read more...
Arkansas Diamond: From a Cotton Field to Tiffany's Archives and Back Home
Arkansas Diamond: From a Cotton Field to Tiffany's Archives and Back Home
In 1926, a 10-year-old Arkansas girl helping her father hoe weeds in a cotton field spotted something unusual gleaming in the dirt. She picked up what she called a “pretty... Read more...
Music Friday: Journey Finds Diamonds, Pearls and Gold in a 'Daydream'
Music Friday: Journey Finds Diamonds, Pearls and Gold in a 'Daydream'
Welcome to Music Friday, when we celebrate songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, Journey's "Daydream" takes us somewhere far beyond the ordinary world,... Read more...
October Birthstone: Why Lightning Ridge Black Opals Are Among the Rarest
October Birthstone: Why Lightning Ridge Black Opals Are Among the Rarest
Few gemstones can rival the visual drama of a fine black opal. Against a naturally dark background, flashes of red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet can appear to glow... Read more...
Rare 176-Carat 'Owishi' Diamond Highlights Namibia's Gem-Quality Legacy
Rare 176-Carat 'Owishi' Diamond Highlights Namibia's Gem-Quality Legacy
Namibia may be famous for producing the world's highest-quality diamonds, but it is not a country where giant gems routinely emerge from the earth. That makes a newly unveiled 176.29-carat... Read more...
934 Roman Silver Coins Unearthed in Germany Reveal 300-Year History of Wealth
934 Roman Silver Coins Unearthed in Germany Reveal 300-Year History of Wealth
A metal detector signal led to a remarkable discovery in a field near Wesseling, Germany: 934 Roman silver coins weighing 6.8 pounds (3.1 kilograms) and spanning nearly 300 years of... Read more...
Music Friday: Soul Legend Bill Withers Sings, 'Your Love Is Like a Chunk of Gold'
Music Friday: Soul Legend Bill Withers Sings, 'Your Love Is Like a Chunk of Gold'
Welcome to Music Friday, when we celebrate songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. As Bill Withers introduced “The Same Love That Made Me Laugh”... Read more...
Here's How Empress Cixi Turned San Diego Tourmaline Into a Royal Jewel
Here's How Empress Cixi Turned San Diego Tourmaline Into a Royal Jewel
More than a century ago, a passion for pink held by a powerful Chinese empress helped transform a remote corner of Southern California into one of the world’s most important... Read more...
Meet Fordite, the Accidental 'Gemstone' Born on America's Auto Assembly Lines
Meet Fordite, the Accidental 'Gemstone' Born on America's Auto Assembly Lines
It may look like a colorful slice of agate, but Fordite has a surprisingly industrial origin. Also known as Detroit agate, Motor City agate or paint rock, this eye-catching material... Read more...
Carolina Hurricanes' Championship Ring Hides Puck Pendant, 'Stormy' Surprise
Carolina Hurricanes' Championship Ring Hides Puck Pendant, 'Stormy' Surprise
The Carolina Hurricanes are celebrating their second Stanley Cup victory with a championship ring that turns an unforgettable hockey season into a dazzling piece of fine jewelry that's loaded with... Read more...
Finnish Metal Detectorist Unearths a 4,000-Coin Viking-Age Silver Hoard
Finnish Metal Detectorist Unearths a 4,000-Coin Viking-Age Silver Hoard
Metal detector enthusiast Kalle Lappinen got the kind of signal hobbyists dream about while treasure hunting near the village center of Sysmä, Finland, earlier this month. Beneath the soil was... Read more...