Jewelry Antiques of the 20th Century

Personalised jewellery is the hottest trend around at the moment and is seen being worn everywhere from celebrities to fashion models. However, lots of people don’t understand what a fabulous and unique mothers gift personalized jewelry can make. These unique gifts make touching presents for mothers on mothers day, on their birthdays, or just to send them a “thank-you” present to show how much you appreciate them. By personalization, I mean styling a piece of mother’s jewelry into a stylish but very personal present by inscribing a message, initials or name which is uniquely connected to… Continue reading Why Moms Love Personalized Jewelry

A romantic and enduring way to symbolize the union of two people, personalized jewelry is a wonderful option to celebrate commitment to each other. Personalized couples jewelry is more than just wedding rings and bands, however this is often the most commonly considered type of jewelry used to designate a couple after marriage. New trends and customs have made other forms of couples jewelry almost as popular prior to the wedding.

Today, couples have many choices in rings to celebrate their commitment. Through time, promise rings symbolizing a commitment to engagement and marriage in the future, have… Continue reading Embracing Romance With Couples Jewelry

The introduction of the internet has completely turned around the way people find things to collect. It is surprising to many novice collectors how many expensive and rare coins are still in loose circulation. Good coins for new collectors to start with would be the “wheat pennies”, which followed the popular Indian Head pennies and were produced between 1909 and 1958. The wheat penny is named for it’s design, which includes a pair of wheat stalk bundles on the back side of the coin, and a picture of Lincoln on the front side. A particularly interesting U.S. coin… Continue reading Check Your Change for Some Great Collectible Coins

Is This A British Hallmark Question: I recently found a gold ring in my attic and I was wondering if you could tell me how old it is from the hallmark.

The hallmark is:

• HC&S in a box
• V in a box
• an anchor on its side
• .375 in a box
• 9

Any help would be much appreciated, I’m very curious! Thanks.

Answer: G’day Jenny and many thanks for your query – and your patience – as we have been unable to get online for several days due to the storms… Continue reading Is This A British Hallmark?