Knowledge

The buzzword "highway gold" refers to a scam in which people at highway service stations or gas stations pretend to be in an emergency situation.

"Buy furs of all kinds!" - In recent years, there has been an increase in cases of fraudulent traders who claim to be interested in fur coats or leather jackets but are actually after gold jewelry.

Safe storage is an important part of investing in physical precious metals. You can store gold and silver at home in a safe, bury it, rent a safe deposit box or place bars and coins in the custody of specialized service providers.

The Summer Olympics start in Paris on July 26. Even though it is often said that "taking part is everything", the dream of every participating athlete is of course to win a gold medal at the Olympics. But do the Olympic champions get gold medals made of pure gold?

The name DEGUSSA is an acronym for Deutsche Gold- und Silberscheideanstalt and is probably one of the best-known gold refineries in the German-speaking world and was one of the most important manufacturers of gold, silver and platinum bars for a long time.

The minting quality and condition of a coin play a major role, especially for collector coins. The better the quality and condition of a coin, the more valuable it is for collectors and investors.

Many people dream of finding a real treasure. In fact, archaeologists, treasure hunters and probe hunters, but also construction crews or farmers find real, historical gold treasures again and again.

For centuries, gold and silver were a common currency. Gold coins and silver coins passed from hand to hand as circulation coins. The value of the coins was directly covered by their material value (curant coins).

The price of gold today is determined by supply and demand on international markets and is therefore largely uniform worldwide. There is therefore no such thing as "THE" Austrian gold price.