Texas Coin has a large selection of Gold Jewelry.
Gold has a long and complex history. From gold’s first discovery, it has symbolized wealth and guaranteed power. Gold has caused obsession in men and nations, destroyed some cultures and gave power to others.
The Persian Empire, in what is now Iran, made frequent use of Gold in artwork as part of the religion of Zoroastrianism. Persian goldwork is most famous for its animal art, which was modified after the Arabs conquered the area in the 7th century AD.
When Rome began to flourish, the city attracted talented Gold artisans who created gold jewelry of wide variety. The use of gold in Rome later expanded into household items and furniture in the homes of the higher classes. By the third century AD, the citizens of Rome wore necklaces that contained coins with the image of the emperor. As Christianity spread through the European continent, Europeans ceased burying their dead with their jewelry. As a result, few gold items survive from the Middle Ages, except those of royalty and from church hoards.
In the Americas, the skill of Pre-Columbian cultures in the use of Gold was highly advanced long before the arrival of the Spanish. Indian goldsmiths had mastered most of the techniques known by their European contemporaries when the Spanish arrived. They were adept at filigree, granulation, pressing and hammering, inlay and lost-wax methods. The Spanish conquerors melted down most of the gold that they took from the peoples of this region and most of the remaining examples have come from modern excavations of grave sites. The greatest deposits of gold from these times were in the Andes and in Columbia.
During the frontier days of the United States news of the discovery of gold in a region could result in thousands of new settlers, many risking their lives to find gold. Gold rushes occurred in many of the Western States, the most famous occurring in California in 1848. Elsewhere, gold rushes happened in Australia in 1851, South Africa in 1884 and Canada in 1897.
The rise of a gold standard was meant to stabilize the global economy, dictating that a nation must limit its issued currency to the amount of gold it held in reserve. Great Britain was the first to adopt the gold standard in 1821, followed, in the 1870s, by the rest of Europe. The system remained in effect until the end of the first world war, after which the US was the only country still honoring the Gold Standard. After the war, other countries were allowed to keep reserves of major currencies instead of gold. The arrival of the great depression marked the end of the U.S. export of gold in the 1930s. By the mid 20th century, the US dollar had replaced gold in international trade.
The American Eagle Bullion program was launched in 1986 with the sale of gold and silver bullion coins. Platinum was added to the American Eagle Bullion family in 1997. A bullion coin is a coin that is valued by its weight in a specific precious metal.
Sarafu ya Texas ina uteuzi mkubwa wa Vito vya Dhahabu. Dhahabu ina historia ndefu na tata. Tangu kugunduliwa kwa dhahabu kwa mara ya kwanza, imekuwa ishara ya utajiri na nguvu zilizoahidiwa. Dhahabu imesababisha upendeleo katika watu na mataifa, kuharibu tamaduni fulani na kutoa nguvu kwa wengine. Katika milki ya Uajemi, dhahabu ilitumiwa sana katika sanaa kama sehemu ya dini ya Zoroastrian. Ufundi wa dhahabu wa Kiajemi unajulikana sana kwa sanaa yake ya wanyama, ambayo ilibadilishwa baada ya Waarabu kushinda eneo hilo katika karne ya saba KK. Roma ilipokuwa ikiendelea kusitawi, jiji hilo liliwavutia mafundi wenye vipaji wa dhahabu ambao walifanya vito vya dhahabu vya aina mbalimbali. Baadaye, dhahabu ilitumiwa katika nyumba za watu wa tabaka la juu. Katika karne ya tatu KK, watu wa Roma walivaa shanga zilizokuwa na sarafu zenye picha ya maliki. Ukristo uliposambaa katika bara la Ulaya, Wazungu waliacha kuzikia wafu wao pamoja na vito vyao. Kwa hiyo, ni vitu vichache vya dhahabu vilivyopatikana katika Enzi za Kati, isipokuwa vitu vya watu wa kifalme na vitu vya kanisa. Katika Amerika, ustadi wa tamaduni za kabla ya Kolombia katika matumizi ya Dhahabu ulikuwa umesitawi sana muda mrefu kabla ya kuwasili kwa Wahispania. Wasanii wa dhahabu Wahindi walikuwa wamezoea mbinu nyingi zilizojulikana na Wazungu wa wakati wao Wahispania walipowasili. Walikuwa na ustadi wa kutumia filigree, granulation, kushinikiza na kupiga, inlay na mbinu za nta iliyopotea. Wahispania walichoma dhahabu iliyokuwa ikitoka kwa watu wa eneo hilo na mifano iliyobaki imetokana na uchimbuaji wa kisasa wa makaburi. Mabaki makubwa zaidi ya dhahabu ya nyakati hizo yalikuwa katika Milima ya Andes na katika Kolombia. Katika siku za mpakani za Marekani, habari za kugunduliwa kwa dhahabu katika eneo fulani zingeweza kusababisha maelfu ya wahamiaji wapya, wengi wakihatarisha maisha yao ili kupata dhahabu. Mvua ya dhahabu ilitoka katika maeneo mengi ya Marekani, na mojawapo ya matukio hayo ilikuwa California mwaka 1848. Katika miaka ya 1850 na 1851, watu walipata dhahabu kwa wingi nchini Australia, Afrika Kusini, na Kanada. Kuanzishwa kwa kiwango cha dhahabu kulimaanisha kuimarisha uchumi wa dunia, na kuamuru kwamba taifa lazima liweke kikomo cha fedha zake zilizotolewa kwa kiasi cha dhahabu iliyokuwa imewekwa katika akiba. Uingereza ilikuwa ya kwanza kupitisha kiwango cha dhahabu mnamo 1821 na ilifuatwa na Ulaya yote mnamo 1870. Mfumo huo ulidumu hadi mwisho wa vita vya kwanza vya dunia, baada ya hapo Marekani ilikuwa nchi pekee iliyobaki kuiheshimu kiwango cha dhahabu. Baada ya vita, nchi nyingine ziliruhusiwa kuweka akiba ya sarafu kuu badala ya dhahabu. Kuja kwa Mshuko Mkubwa wa Kiuchumi kulionyesha mwisho wa mauzo ya dhahabu ya Marekani katika miaka ya 1930. Kuanzia katikati ya karne ya 20, dola ya Marekani ilichukua nafasi ya dhahabu katika biashara ya kimataifa. "Mfano wa ""American Eagle Bullion"" ni sarafu ya dhahabu na fedha iliyotengenezwa mwaka 1986." Platinum iliongezwa kwa familia ya American Eagle Bullion mnamo 1997. Sarafu ya dhahabu ni sarafu ambayo inathaminiwa kwa uzito wake katika chuma cha thamani maalum.