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What’s that old gold ring worth? As prices surge, some are looking to sell, others buying amid volatile market

Joe Napsha
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Brian Nicklaus, owner of Brian Nicklaus Jewelry inside The Pawn and Jewelry Exchange in Greensburg, works on a custom pendant using 14k white gold and a tsavorite garnet recycled from other pieces inside the shop Tuesday.
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Brian Nicklaus, owner of Brian Nicklaus Jewelry inside The Pawn and Jewelry Exchange in Greensburg, demonstrates how to use a touchstone and acid for precious metal testing of a ring Tuesday.
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Kristina Serafini | TribLive
Brian Nicklaus, owner of Brian Nicklaus Jewelry inside The Pawn and Jewelry Exchange in Greensburg, works on a custom pendant using 14k white gold and a tsavorite garnet recycled from other pieces inside the shop Tuesday.
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Kristina Serafini | TribLive
Brian Nicklaus, owner of Brian Nicklaus Jewelry inside The Pawn and Jewelry Exchange in Greensburg, uses a Kee gold tester on a ring inside the shop Tuesday.
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Brian Nicklaus, owner of Brian Nicklaus Jewelry inside The Pawn and Jewelry Exchange in Greensburg, uses a loupe to recheck the stamp on the inside of a ring brought in by a customer Tuesday.
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A load of mixed match gold jewelry turned in for profit at Community Gold Buyer
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Louis B. Ruediger | TribLive
Community Gold Buyer Owner Jeremy Gugino weighs gold jewlery that could pay out $6,400 on Friday.
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Louis B. Ruediger | TribLive
Community Gold Buyers owner Jeremy Gugino examines a gold ring on Friday.
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An employee uses a Sigma Metalytics precious metal verifier to demonstrate how they would check a silver coin at The Pawn and Jewelry Exchange in Greensburg on Tuesday.
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Rebecca Burns of Penn Township holds a gold necklace for Elise Wilson, assistant manager at The Pawn and Jewelry Exchange in Greensburg, to inspect.

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