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292-Ounce ‘Golden Aussie’ Nugget May Fetch $1 Million at Christie’s Auction

292-Ounce ‘Golden Aussie’ Nugget May Fetch $1 Million at Christie’s Auction

A 292.46-ounce gold nugget originally discovered in 1980 by Jack Bray at the Feysville mine in Western Australia is expected to fetch upwards of $1 ...

Music Friday: Justin Bieber Wants to Be ‘Your Platinum, Your Silver, Your Gold’

Music Friday: Justin Bieber Wants to Be ‘Your Platinum, Your Silver, Your Gold’

Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you fabulous songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, platinum, silver and ...

Gold-Foil Figures Unearthed in Norway Look Similar to Those Found in Sweden

Gold-Foil Figures Unearthed in Norway Look Similar to Those Found in Sweden

About 2 1/2 years ago, archeologists in Sweden unearthed a cache of whisper-thin gold foil figures at the Aska archeological site in Hagebyhöga. The delicate ...

Aussies Who Pop the Question With a KFC Onion Ring Can Win $80K Wedding

Aussies Who Pop the Question With a KFC Onion Ring Can Win $80K Wedding

To promote its new BBQ Onion Ring Burger, KFC Australia is offering an AU$80,000 wedding to a couple that does the most creative job documenting ...

Electric Blue, 94-Carat Paraiba Tourmaline Could Fetch $2.5MM at Sotheby’s Geneva

Electric Blue, 94-Carat Paraiba Tourmaline Could Fetch $2.5MM at Sotheby’s Geneva

An electric blue, 93.94-carat paraiba tourmaline is expected to fetch upwards of $2.5 million when it headlines Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels sale in ...

Two Design Innovations Highlight Denver Nuggets’ 2023 NBA Championship Rings

Two Design Innovations Highlight Denver Nuggets’ 2023 NBA Championship Rings

The Denver Nuggets’ 2023 NBA championship rings are loaded with exciting Easter Eggs, including two never-before-seen design innovations — a bonus ring-within-a-ring as well as ...

Music Friday: Ed Sheeran Carves a Pendant and Yearns for a Ring in ‘Wake Me Up’

Music Friday: Ed Sheeran Carves a Pendant and Yearns for a Ring in ‘Wake Me Up’

Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you awesome songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, Ed Sheeran carves ...

Fact: The Humble Corn Kernel Has a Way of Making Your Jewelry Disappear

Fact: The Humble Corn Kernel Has a Way of Making Your Jewelry Disappear

Before entering the “Corn Crib” at Gull Meadow Farms in Kalamazoo County, MI, visitors must pass a large sign warning them to take off their ...

‘Beyond Rare’ Event Showcases Argyle Pink and Red Diamonds, Plus Diavik Yellows

‘Beyond Rare’ Event Showcases Argyle Pink and Red Diamonds, Plus Diavik Yellows

Rio Tinto is about to launch the first installment of its “Beyond Rare” tender, an art series that will showcase the legacy inventory of pink ...

Metal Detectorist Finds 3,500-Year-Old Fashion Statement in Swiss Carrot Field

Metal Detectorist Finds 3,500-Year-Old Fashion Statement in Swiss Carrot Field

A metal detectorist sweeping a freshly plowed carrot field in northeast Switzerland stumbled upon a bold fashion statement from the Middle Bronze Age, which dates ...

French Canadian Earns TikTok Fame After Using Bathtub and Strainer to Find Ring

French Canadian Earns TikTok Fame After Using Bathtub and Strainer to Find Ring

French Canadian Émilie Roy became a TikTok celebrity last week after posting a 12-second video of her fruitless efforts to find a cherished ring that ...

Music Friday: 50 Years Ago, Jim Croce Introduced Us to a Bejeweled Leroy Brown

Music Friday: 50 Years Ago, Jim Croce Introduced Us to a Bejeweled Leroy Brown

Welcome to Music Friday when we celebrate classic songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Exactly 50 years ago, Jim ...