A Spence Diamonds Guide to Jewelry and Allergies

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Choosing just the right jewelry for you goes beyond how good it looks on you, or how good it makes you feel. Some people have allergies to certain metals, so it helps to understand what to look out for if your skin is extra-sensitive, or you are prone to allergies. In our Spence Diamonds showrooms, we’re always ready to answer your questions about how metal allergies can affect you, but in the meantime here’s a bit of Metal Allergy 101:

Most often, rashes and infections on your skin caused by jewelry are a result of nickel allergy. Ever had an itchy red spot under a jean stud or watch buckle? Maybe when you had your ears pierced you developed an unusually uncomfortable reaction?

Nickel is the metal that causes the most rashes. And it is also quite commonly used in almost anything metal, for e.g.: jewelry, kitchen utensils, scissors, paper clips, keys and of course the coin by the same name. Nickel has a more whitish appearance, so such metals as white gold, silver and all kinds of silver-coloured metals (other than sterling silver) can and likely do contain some amount of nickel. 18 or 24 carat yellow gold do not contain nickel, but 10-carat yellow gold may have traces of nickel, too.

How Do You Know if You Have an Allergy to Nickel?

The first sign of nickel allergy is red and itchy skin, in the areas that have come in contact with metal, such as under a ring or necklace. Later on, tiny water blisters appear, making the skin moist and even oozy, and can even cause it to peel off. At this point, you probably want to be searching for jewelry that cooperates with your skin a little better. If the condition carries on for a long time, your skin may become red, scaly and cracked, and the rash can spread to other areas of your skin that have never even been in contact with nickel! So it’s worth doing your homework on how to avoid such a reaction.

Some Good News, Some Bad News

The bad news first: Once you’ve become sensitive to nickel, you’re likely to stay that way for the rest of your life. The good news is that over time, you may become less sensitive to nickel allergy. But there is hope as there are still plenty of metals that you can safely wear, including 18 and 14 carat gold, sterling silver, and a number of other hypo-allergenic metals. In addition, if you discover an allergy to nickel with an existing piece of your jewelry, Spence Dimaonds offers an electrochemical process called rhodium plating that coats the ring and protects your finger from exposure to nickel. It is a very easy and very common process that will not harm your ring in any way. If you’d like to know more, we’d be happy to answer your questions about rhodium plating in one of our showrooms.

If you think that you might have an allergy to nickel, ask a member of our staff in one of our Spence Diamonds showrooms to help you select an item that will not only add a bit of sparkle to your life, but will also be safe and comfortable next to your skin.

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Why are Silver Eagle Coins harder to purchase than silver bullion?

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I have called Fidelity and Schwab wanting to purchase that specific coin for investment(about 20k worth) and both companies said the coins are not easily purchased. They come available only so often. Bullion can be bought right away.

You are attempting to buy them from the wrong source. Here is one place where they can be purchased.

http://www.apmex.com/Category/160/Silver_American_Eagles_Uncirculated_2008__Prior.aspx

would it be likely to pull out a gold on silver coin out of a bag?

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if i had a bag about 20 pounds of all coins, do you think i would pull out a gold on Silver Coin?

The question cannot be answered if we don't don't know how many silver and Gold Coins are in the bag.

how can I sell a stolen credit suisse gold bullion?

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Just kidding. Kinda
How can I find out if a Gold Bullion is really from Credit Suisse?
I want to buy one from this guy but he says he does not have a certificate.
It has serial numbers.
Is there any place I can check to se if this bullion is legit?
Thank you. I know it is gold, but what if it is stolen and later I try to sell it and get arrested!!

Credit Suisse Bars will have their name and serial number on it. I have never seen or heard of a fake Credit Suisse bar. As for it being stolen there is really no way for anybody to track it. I know it has a serial number but almost impossible unless you live in the same county where it was stolen from. There's not a national Stolen Gold Bar database to check. Ha Ha You would be 99.99% safe buying it in my opinion.

You don't need the Certificate,Credit Suisse is one of the top Mints in the world and anyone in the Bullion market knows this.

Gold closed today at $880.65 an ounce. Try to buy as close to spot price as possible.

Can I buy things with a 25 dollar gold coin?

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I have this gold coin "The World's Smallest Gold Coin", and it has a picture of John. F. Kennedy on the front. On the back it says 25 dollars. I know that this type of coin is more of a collectors item, but can I actually use it to buy things at the store?

I don't believe so, no. Not unless it has all those fun Treasury stamp marks on it, like "United States of America" and "E. Pluribus Unum."

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