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Gold is now seen just about everywhere, from the traditional jewelry and coins, to items such as cars, food, and computers.  More than ever before, fool's gold, or plastic copies are being "faked baked" so that you can look great, and like you spend a lot of money when you are really just wearing knock offs. With all of these 2nd rate knock offs, sometimes it may be hard to tell what is real gold and what is fake.  It can be especially hard to differentiate on items that are not typically made of, or plated with Gold. Here are some commonly known ways to determine if your gold item is real or fake and some of the crazy places you can now find gold items.

Tips for Determining the Gold Content of an Item:

       o Gold Marked 10kt (.417), 12kt (.50), 14kt (.583), 18kt (.750), 22kt (.917) or 24kt (.999)

Most Gold Items are required to be marked as such. 

Non Gold Items will be marked as:

         o 1/10GF or 1/20 GF - These items are gold filled and have only 10% or 5% gold content
         o EGP or GP - These items are gold plated and contain only small amounts of gold
         o Speidel, Monet, Avon, Napier, Trifari, Sarah Coventry and Swank - These items are considered costume jewelry

Gold has had one of the highest years ever in the market, and now is the perfect time to sell your crazy, weird, or even your boring normal gold items to Check City. We can offer you 2 to 3 times more for your gold precious metal items than many other cash for gold places.  Through our Gold Buying Program we will even take your silver, platinum or broken and mismatched items.  Bring any of them into a Check City Location near you or send them into our online gold buying website. Bring us your precious metal items and walk out the door with cash. 

Kim Yu-Na has been dubbed Queen of Figure Skating after her performance in Vancouver last night. Many believe that her world record performance will be remembered as one of the greatest performances of all time.

Kim Yu-Na earned the gold-medal easily with a score of 228.56 points. This score is a full 18 points higher than the world record that she had set before.

Kim’s win was not only a big win for her, but for her country. This gold medal will be the first to be taken home to South Korea for a sport other than speed skating. South Korea celebrated loudly at the end of her performance.

Upon the announcement of the score Kim gasped and her Coach Brian Orser victory punched the air. With a smile that spread from ear to ear she took her place on the top of the podium. Kissing both sides of the gold medal, she was only barely able to hold back the tears until the South Korean anthem began to play.

Kim said, "I still can't believe it...I waited a long time for the Olympics, and it feels like a large weight has been lifted off...Truly I still can't believe that I did what I wanted to do at the Olympics." Her coach, Brian Orser, said, “It's one of those programs that, when it's done like that, when it's perfection ..."

The score that Kim earned was so high that it would have placed her ninth in the men’s competition, even without skating the extra 30 seconds and doing another jump.

Skating under immense pressure, Kim performed beautifully. By far the most popular athlete in South Korea, she knew that her entire nation was watching her. They have nicknamed her “Queen Yu-na.” Her popularity is so great that photographers will attend her practice sessions and she has to keep bodyguards whenever she travels back home.

After her dazzling performance, people are hoping that she will bring back the glory of figure skating that Michelle Kwan and very few others were able to give the sport.

Orser commented on Kim’s performance and gave some advice about performing in the Olympics. He said, “It's not any time to hold back. It's not a time to be conservative or cautious. Be Olympic," Orser said. "We've talked about that, coming here. You've got to be Olympic. You've got to be a competitor. Yes, you're beautiful. Yes, the programs are beautiful. Beautiful lines. Great presentation and choreography...But you've got to be Olympic and you've got to be fierce. And she was."

The beauty, elegance, and grace of figure skating and Kim’s performance will set a high standard for many to come. Kim Yu-Na achieved her dream and inspired many others to pursue their dreams as well.

You can also achieve your dreams with a little dedication and through setting goals. If you are a little short on money, Check City will buy your scrap gold or give you a title loan. If you need a great phone plan so that you can do a lot of networking, try one of Check City’s pre-paid phone cards. We have phone cards that will fit every lifestyle and need. Talk with our friendly and professional staff or visit Check City’s website to find out how you can get the funds you need to pursue your dreams. They can make a plan that will specifically meet your needs help you achieve your goals.

To read more about Kim Yu-Na's glorious victory visit:
 http://www.nbcolympics.com/news-features/news/newsid=448061.html

What better way to spend time with your friends, family, and significant others than to bake together. You can bake anything from pies to cakes to cookies.  Sharing time together is what makes the holidays great. Here is a great recipe from Cooks.com for sugar cookies and icing to go on top of them.  You can even use cookie cutters to make Christmas shaped cookies and decorate them accordingly afterwards.

Sugar Cookies

1 c. butter, softened
1 c. sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. baking powder
3 c. all-purpose flour
Cookie cutters

Icing 

1 lb. confectioners' sugar
3 oz. cream cheese, softened
5 tsp. milk 

Check City is looking for gold that is 10K, 14K, 18K, 22K or 24K gold. In addition to gold, Check City accepts platinum and silver. You can bring in almost any of your jewelry including rings, bracelets, charms, necklaces, pendants, earrings, etc.

Don't miss out on the chance to get cash on the spot for your unwanted jewelry. Sell your scrap gold at any Check City location today. 

With the Check City Gold Program you can make money on all of that scrap jewelry you have lying around at home. Right now the market is really good for selling precious metals. If it’s broken, you don’t like it, or really for any reason, we will buy anything that contains 10K, 14K, 18K, 22K or 24K gold. We will also buy silver or platinum.

This means you get to clean out your jewelry box of all that unwanted stuff and you will receive cash in doing so. There are many online retailers that offer to buy this from you but our rates are up to 4 times higher than theirs. We buy based on daily NYMEX value.

You get a fair amount for your gold and get it when you want it. There are fifteen Check City locations that offer this service and they have extended hours. So whenever you decide you need that money, you can walk in and they will accept it from you.