Selling Silver Jewellery for cash
So, you’ve decided that you want to sell your jewellery. Now it’s time to work out how you’re going to do so. Knowing where to sell silver jewellery can ma...
How to sell war medals - a guide
If you’ve inherited some war medals, are decluttering or decided to finally do something about the medals you’ve been meaning to sell, it can be very tough...
Sell old watches for cash
Keep an eye out for any old watches next time you’re having a clear-out. Collectable, desirable and with intricate inner mechanisms sometimes made of preci...
Selling Broken Watches
Selling broken watches is easier than you might think. In a lot of cases broken watches are used for spares and repairs, so there’s often a modest demand f...
Grandmother discovers rare coin worth £100K in box of junk
The Rawlins’ Crown, discovered in an attic in Hull, is an exceptionally rare coin. It was minted in 1644, during the reign of Charles I, and according to o...
4 ridiculous things made from gold
Humanity's fascination with gold has led to some surprising product developments. Tales float around the internet of expensive diamond manicures, solid gol...
12 Fascinating facts about precious metal
Where there’s a precious metal, there’s a surprising story to match. We delved into the vault for a dozen things you didn’t know about your old gold, silve...
Declutter the guilt with Kate Ibbotson
Over to Kate for one of the best posts, you'll read this year...As a professional declutterer, I often see people in a state of distress over their belongi...
How do Vintage Cash Cow test gold?
His name is Charman, Antony Charman, and he’s here to test your metal… literally, Antony is an expert, he loves to talk about what he does, and he’s recent...
6 Things you'll only understand if you were born before the 90s
Technology moves at an alarming rate since the 90s. It wasn’t that long ago that CDs seemed to be a new fad. A few conversations with my 8-year-old niece h...
Antony spills the beans on his appraisal challenge
If you've only just joined us, you may have missed the one where one of our senior vintage experts Antony Charman went up against our metal testing gun. Co...
What happens when you challenge a vintage expert?
Antony Charman has been a vintage appraiser since before records began. When the History Channel team caught him telling everyone he was better than the ‘g...