Collecting Metal: The Inner and Outer Worlds of Jewelry, Coins, Bullion Bits, and Odd Shiny Things"Some metal collectibles came in a wide variety of artistically skilled forms. Others came in the form of coins: labeled, mass-produced pieces of metal stamped by the blow of a hammer or cast in molds, whereby a mostly-trusted brand named their alleged value. Still others came in forms that look odd to us, resembling neither coins nor fancy jewelry, but rather utilitarian-looking pieces that manage to make prec ...

Gold has kept setting price records this year and reached a new all-time high after the US government shut down for the first time in nearly seven years. Here’s why investors are rushing to bullion. https://t.co/MsIhS0rri0 ...