Taylor Swift’s Purple & Gold Wonderstruck Perfume

Grammy winning country star Taylor Swift has partnered with Elizabeth Arden fragrances to create Wonderstruck, Ms. Swift’s signature scent, to be released this October. Swift tied the fragrance name to one of her singles, “Enchanted,” from her latest album, stating that “Enchanted is about the first time you meet someone. A fragrance can help shape someone’s first impression and memory of you.”

As romantic as Swift is, the perfume bottle is no exception. A deep purple bottle with regal gold accents such as a golden lid, the bottle takes on a lighthearted look that is reminiscent of Swift, with a delicate strand of charms around the top resembling a gold charm bracelet.

We are looking forward to this golden girl’s fabulous new scent!

Price of Gold $1600 - New Record

The Cash 4 Gold blog recently reported a high price of gold last week, and hinted with a prediction of a new gold price record that would break the $1500’s gold price range. Today, that estimate has become fact, as gold has officially reached a new record, with, for the first time in history, a breaking price of $1606.16.

Just a week ago, the price of gold had peaked at $1590.52 with many financial experts predicting the price would continue to upwards. The Chart above shows the growth of the price of gold over time. In just six months, gold’s value rose $221.70.

Owners, speculators, and investors of gold are now looking to the obvious first question since the peak of gold prices. “What are the reasons for the increasing price of gold?” Demand for gold plays a large roll in its price, and countries like China and India have become more and more involved in the big picture of gold over the recent years. China recently became the number one gold consumer in the world, and India continues to demand gold at high levels.

“The World Gold Council (WGC) estimates that jewellery and investment demand from these Asian countries represented about 40 per cent of total global demand in 2010, and that demand from India is expected to grow overtime.”

With an increase in demand and the ever changing world economic markets, gold has now set a new record price and promises to maintain its wealth and rarity over time. With the price of gold now over $1600, there has never been a better time to sell unwanted or unused scrap gold for the best possible price. Visit www.Cash4Gold.com to find out how you can get real cash for your unwanted or unused gold.

Historic Gold- Renaissance Gold Chain

Mel Fisher was a very famed man who led a life of search and discovery. His famed became international when he discovered the Spanish sunken galleon, Nuestra Señora de Atocha, and pulled this piece of Historic Gold to the surface from its watery grave.

The historical gold chain, now a part of Mel Fisher’s Treasures, measures a full four feet long of 24 karot gold chain. The necklace was designed for its segments to be easily unhinged for the purposes of instant trade. This historic gold piece showed the significance of gold as wealth and its function in the early trading world.

To this day 300 silver bars, and 8 bronze cannons are still missing from the ship. The Nuestra Señora de Atocha also contained a stern castle which is considered the wealthiest part of the ship; it has also not been found. A vast amount of The Nuestra Señora de Atocha’s wealth is still searched for to this day in the Florida Keys by divers, historians, and prospective gold owners.

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Sources: http://www.gold.org/jewellery/about_gold_jewellery/historic-pieces/renaissance_gold_chain/

Padmanabhaswamy Temple’s $20 Billion Jackpot Discovery

Don’t doubt your eyes…the headline does read $20 Billion discovered in the Padmanabhaswamy Temple. The Padmanabhaswamy Temple, located in the southern state of Kerala, is one of India’s holiest temples. However with a recent discovery made by the order of the Supreme Court of India, it may be the richest in the whole country… if not the world.

Six vaults are contained within the temple, which contain the valuable riches from conquered states and also from the safe house asset deposits of other temples which have been accumulated and stored for over a millennium. The Supreme Court of India ordered the vaults open for inventory assessment earlier this week, and the find was nothing short of breath taking.

An estimated amount of over $20 Billion has been found in the temple since its opening for inventory this week. This find includes thousands of coins, precious stones, and necklaces: one necklace found in the temple was made of pure gold and stretched 18 feet.

"We are yet to open one more secret chamber which has not been opened for nearly 140 years," Kerala Chief Secretary K. Jayakumar told AFP news. The official number on the temple’s total worth is still under wraps, and until the final chamber is opened and assessed it’s likely that the estimate will not be released. Until then, new security systems have been installed in the temple as well as hired police teams that now patrol the area 24/7. The last chamber is scheduled to be opened as early as next week.

Read more on this story at: http://news.yahoo.com/billions-worth-treasure-found-indian-temple-183022928.html

Top Gold Producing Countries in 2011

2011 has been a momentous year for gold, with increases in the price of gold, investments, and gold production. Countries all around the world have been producing gold at a increasing rate throughout the year. China and India have been especially prominent figures in the gold market and have established new heights in record buying gold. Gold production remains one of the most important reasons behind all the important gold events of the year, and many of the top producers of gold have seen important changes over time.

China- China has become the world’s number one producer of gold with 345 tonnes of gold produced this year. Unlike many other countries that are declining in gold production as the price of gold rises to catch up with economic value, China is planning on producing even more gold and predicts up to 400 tonnes in gold production for next year.

South Africa- Known historically as a top producer of gold, South Africa’s gold production has actually declined as China has taken the spotlight in production. South Africa has seen an 80% drop in gold production within the last 40 years. Although South Africa’s production has been in decline, it is still historically considered one of the largest gold producers amongst the general population.

Russia- Russia has become slightly more interested in gold purchases as it tries to compete with India and China. Russia plans to purchase large amounts of gold in the upcoming years, although its current production of gold has remained generally unchanged at about 190 tonnes.

Canada- Canada produced over 166 tonnes of gold in 1964, well under Russia’s current average. However since the 60s, gold production in Canada has remained below the 166 tonnes mark. In 2010 they produced only 90 tonnes of gold.

The U.S- The production of gold in the U.S is currently well above the averages of many of the top gold producing countries and only slightly below Australia and China each the respective second and top producers of gold in the world. Although the U.S has not produced as much gold as it did in the past, the nation currently produces a healthy 230 tonnes of gold.

These are the top gold producing countries in the world; however many other smaller countries also produce gold such as Colombia, Kazakhstan, Mali, Mexico, Chile, and many more.

Sources: http://news.goldseek.com/Dani/1309290922.php

Price of Gold- June 28, 2011

With the June finally closing, the month marks a long period of gold prices at all time highs. Today, June 28, 2011 the current market price of gold remains above its famed $1500 selling price at exactly $1500.13. With many economic ups and downs currently circulating around the globe, international markets are attempting to work together to maintain financial stability in the face of rising gold prices. Although markets have been on slide, gold continues to rise in value and the $1500 dollar gold price floor seems to be a confident price location for gold investors and owners to rely on.

So what does this high floor price mean for gold owners everywhere? The high price of gold means that there has never been a better time to sell your gold for real cash. Cash4Gold.com offers free and easy Jewelry Return Packs where you can get real cash for your gold. If you have scrap, unused, or unwanted gold, there has never been a better time to get real cash for it. Visit www.cash4gold.com now to order your Jewelry Return Pack today.

Gold in Tech- Why and Where

Gold continues to be a key component in successful technological fields. The Cash 4 Gold blog has covered the use of gold technology before, even covering gold technology in space. But the use of gold in tech can also be found a lot closer to home.

Computers and telecommunication devices are commonly seen as one of the most abundant markets for the use of gold in technology. Computers such as Personal PC’s, laptops, servers, and more all use blocks of chips called circuit boards, who’s edges are most commonly gold plated connectors.

Telecommunication devices also commonly contain gold in their internal workings. That means that the cell phone you hold in your hand may very well contain bits of gold. Cell phones usually contain gold plated contacts that work in a similar way to computers.

So why is gold the preferred choice for complex electronics? Why do we constantly find the most precious of all metals in our everyday lives? The World Gold Council explains why gold’s powerful characteristics as the rarest of precious metals makes it the perfect candidate for complex tech uses:

“Gold’s beneficial material properties include outstanding resistance to corrosion, ease of manufacture and high thermal and electrical conductivity. Only silver and copper are better conductors of electricity, but these do not have comparable resistance to tarnishing or corrosion.

Where resistance to tarnish or corrosion is essential, it is therefore common either to use gold or a gold alloy, or to plate gold onto a less noble metal. In electronic applications, the resistance of gold to environmental effects is perhaps its most important quality. It means that the technical performance of gold bonding wires or gold electroplating remains essentially unaltered over time.”

Photos and Sources: http://www.gold.org/technology/uses/electronics/