Gold coins are a traditional medium of exchange. Usually not pure gold, they generally consist of gold together with a small amount of silver or base metal. Many modern nations continue to issue gold coins at a face value that is far below their real value as bullion. Bullion is the actual gold treated as a commodity. Additionally, old coins are often prized for the beauty of their design or for their sheer rarity.
Instructions
1. Determine the value of your gold coins by weighing your coins on a gram scale. Most modern issue coins are worth approximately their value in bullion.
2. Consult a gold exchange such as Monex or NYMEX to find out the current spot price of gold. Gold is sold by either the troy ounce or the gram. There are 31.103 g in a troy oz.
3. Check the current worth of old gold coins or unusual modern issues. Sites such as U.S. Rare Coin Investments provide lists and descriptions of valuable pieces. Lynn Coins, for example, also features information on foreign coins.
4. Learn whether your gold coin is bullion or proof. Proof coins are unissued coins. Check sites including the Bullion Coin Collectors Site to find out identify individual pieces as proofs.
The early '70s prom tuxedos were far different from tuxes later in the decade.
Tuxedo styles change as fashion trends change. Sometimes, when fashion in general is rather elegant and colors are subdued, the changes in tuxedo styles are subtle and may only be detected by designers and formal-wear shops. But in the late 1960s and early 1970s, tuxedo styles were not to be overlooked. Prom was an occasion for guys to go wild with their tuxedos, in keeping with the wild and "anything goes" fashions left over from the late 1960s.
Early '70s: Tux Goes Wild
"Subtle" was not a word used to describe the years from 1970 to 1974, then or now. Clothing styles in the early 1970s were still echoing the 1960s "mod" -- colorful, loud and even wild styles. The attitude was informal and non-traditional, and tuxedos followed suit. Instead of the all-black tuxedo, the early '70s introduced colors, from baby blue to gold to burgundy. Sometimes a tux even combined several colors, with perhaps the lapels and pockets edged in black velvet, or the entire, enlarged lapel was black satin against a suit of yellow satin.
Ruffled Shirts
To go with the colorful jackets, male prom-goers wore ruffled shirts in colors to match the tux, or even a contrasting color. The signature of the early '70s prom shirt, however, was the cascade of ruffles down the front. Instead of a plain front or elegant set of pleats, the '70s shirts exploded with ruffles. The shirts were white, tipped with color, or all color, with two rows of ruffles, or up to six or eight rows. No longer did girls' prom dresses steal the show; the boys' tuxedos were meant to be talked about, too.
Matching Outfits
If a couple had been dating long enough to really plan for the prom, they often went all-out and planned matching outfits. It wasn't enough to ensure the corsage flowers coordinated with the girl's dress. Now, the girl was telling the boy the exact color of her dress, even giving him a swatch of fabric so he could rent a tux that matched. Suddenly guys didn't mind wearing a pink or purple tux, because everyone else was, too. At the very least, he made sure his ruffled shirt matched her dress.
Later '70s Conservative Returns
By the mid and late 1970s, elegance was coming back in style, and once again, tuxedo styles echoed the fashion trend. Top designers began offering tuxedos in ultra-formal cuts and fabrics. Black was back, lapels were once again trimmed in black grosgrain, and pants were a straighter, more formal cut. No more wild colors, even in shirts. Pleats replace the wild ruffles down the shirt front, and cuffs had cuff links but no ruffles.
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Mold grows on many things, and felt fur hats are no exception. Maufacturers have used felt fur--typically a mixture of wool and fur-- to make many kinds of hats, from fedoras to cowboy hats. It is also one of the most popular materials for higher-end hats. You need to know clean it to prevent permanent damage.
Instructions
1. Allow the hat to dry if it is damp.
2. Choose a sunny day to clean your hat. You never want to clean mold off a hat indoors, as the mold could settle inside your house.
3. Use the hat brush to remove loose mold and dirt.
4. Sprinkle a light coat of talcum powder on the hat. Leave on for two to three minutes.
5. Gently use the hat brush to remove the loose powder.
6. Dampen the soft cloth and use it gently to remove the remaining powder. Use it on the entire hat to prevent spotting.
7. Allow the hat to dry in a sunny location. The sun will help kill mold spores on the hat.
8. Remove the hat from the sun as soon as it is dry to prevent fading.
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Tying a tie doesn't have to be difficult, and it's actually pretty simple if you follow a few easy steps. Of course, there are also all sorts of fancy ways of tying your tie, but the simplest way is not too difficult at all. If you have never tied a tie in your life or you just need to brush up on your skills, follow these simple steps and you should have no problem.
Instructions
Tying the Tie
1. After you've chosen the tie of your choice, the very first step in putting on a tie is to flip up your collared dress shirt so that it won't get in the way of your tie.
2. Place the tie around your neck with the wide end of the tie being longer than the thin end. As you're standing, the wide end should hang down around your neck about double the length that the thin end does.
3. Wrap the wide end of the tie over and around the thin end so that the wide end makes a complete circle.
4. At this point you should bring the wide end of the tie up through the loop under the edge of the tie that is closest to your neck.
5. The wide end of the tie should be brought down through the loop of the knot that has been created and be pulled all the way down
6. To tighten the tie around your neck, pull on the thin and the wide end from the base of the tie. Any tightening adjustments that need to be made can be done in this fashion to slide the knot of the tie up to your neck.
7. For the final step, flip the collar of your dress shirt down over the tie that's around your neck. Look in the mirror to make sure everything looks as it should and you are comfortable with how you've tied your tie!
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A partially untucked shirt looks so haphazard, but repeatedly tucking in your shirt can hinder your enjoyment of a special occasion--not to mention looking awkward. To make sure that your formal wear is always classy, use shirt stays to keep your shirt tucked in and wrinkle-free.
Instructions
1. Put on your undergarments and your shirt. Then put on your socks, pulling them until they reach at least calf length.
2. Fasten one shirt stay to the outer side of one sock, against the outer side of your leg. Repeat for the other sock.
3. Fasten the top half of your shirt stay to the base of your shirt on the outer side of your waist, so that it makes a vertical line with the shirt stay on your sock. Repeat on the other side. Be sure that the shirt is slightly tensed so that it's unlikely to move.
4. Finish dressing. Put on your pants so that your shirt is tucked into the waistline, and fasten them. Add your belt, jacket and shoes.
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Selling gold coins in Houston has never been easier. Whether you choose to sell your coins to a coin dealer, a gold bullion company, a jeweler, at auction or to a private collector there are virtually no end to the buyers for your gold coins in Houston.There are two different forms of gold coins and the buyers you approach will depend on the type you are selling.
Instructions
Sell Gold Coins in Houston
1. Determine which type of gold coins you wish to sell. Old gold coins minted for general circulation prior to 1935 often have a value to coin collectors which can far exceed the value of their gold content. If you suspect your coins may be of this type please click on the Additional Resources link below to find out how much your coins are really worth from one of the largest coin dealers in Houston.
2. Determine if your coins are basically a convenient form of bullion. This includes American Eagle coins, Canadian Maple Leaf coins and South African Kugerrands. These types of coins have a guaranteed purity and a guaranteed weight and so are very easy to sell.
3. Look in the business section of your newspaper for the current spot price for gold. Multiply the number of bullion coins you have by the current spot price for gold to get a good idea of how much your gold coins are worth. Keep in mind, however, that buyers will pay less than the current spot price for gold.
4. Contact local coin dealers, gold bullion companies, jewelers and even pawn shops and ask how much they are paying for the type of gold coins you are selling. Ask what their discount is off of the spot price for gold. Knowing what percentage of the spot price for gold that they are paying is really the only way to accurately compare prices between buyers since the price of gold can change in the time it takes you to contact several buyers.
5. Find several gold coin buyers on-line. Enter the phrase "sell gold coins" into your favorite search engine to get a list of buyers on-line. Ask several on-line buyers what percentage of the spot price of gold they pay for the particular type of coin you are selling.
6. Sell your gold bullion coins to the buyer willing to pay the highest percentage of the current spot price for gold.
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A flower is often pinned to a tux on formal occasions.
It's necessary to pin a flower to a tuxedo on many formal occasions. Yet, few people know attach one properly. Mistakes can be painful when pinning a flower to a tux. Many times the pin is pushed through the tux and into the chest. Flowers are often pinned crooked or on the wrong lapel. While pinning a flower to a tux is simple, there are some guidelines that you should follow to make the task as pain-free and flawless as possible.
Instructions
1. Hold the flower by the stem and place it on the left lapel of the tuxedo. The flower is usually placed about 4 inches away from the lapel tip.
2. Rotate the flower slightly so that it is not straight up and down.
3. Push a boutonniere pin from behind the lapel into the bottom of the flower stem. About one-third of the way up the stem, weave the pin back through the flower stem into lapel.
4. Push the pin back through the lapel and stem a second time. The pass should be another one-third of the way up the stem.
5. Push the pin back through the stem of the flower making sure the pin does not go through the lapel. Weave the pin in and out of the ribbon on the backside of the flower. Do not push the pin through the stem. Continue weaving in the ribbon until the tip of the pin is hidden underneath of the ribbon near the base of the flower.
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