The Value of Gold Why this is a great time to sell the gold jewelry you never wear Gold is an investment opportunity not all that different from the stock market. Sometimes, the price of gold is up. Other times, the price goes down. On August 22, 2011, gold prices hit an all time...
So I got a call one day and it was this guy, and he was telling me his father had passed away and he was cleaning out his Father’s house. His father had a lot of old Civil War stuff, like a musket and some other things. This guy didn’t believe in having guns in...
At Judy’s Jewelry and Antiques, we both buy and sell costume jewelry, and over the year’s our owner Sal has noticed that there are way too many people out there who don’t understand that costume jewelry is not junk. So often, people come into our shop with a box or a bag of jewelry and...
When it comes to collectibles, there are all kinds of things people fall in love with. Perhaps one of the oldest types of collecting is coin collecting, which goes all the way back to ancient times. It was considered to be the “hobby of kings.” In fact, some people say Augustus Caesar collected coins. But...
That old saying, “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure,” is literally the golden rule here at Judy’s Antiques. It’s why, owner Sal loves to say, “don’t throw cash in the trash.” We can’t tell you the number of times a week people bring in a box of what they think is junk and walk...
At Judy’s, we love antiques. Owner, Sal, has more than 30 years of buying, selling and evaluating antiques. His love of antiques comes from his love of history, which includes his own family’s military history; making World War II a favorite topic and a favorite antiquing focus as well. We were talking about antiquing the...
At Judy’s Jewelry one of our owner Sal’s favorite antiques to buy and sell is watches. Sal is an expert in appraising watch values, and if you’ve got something really rare, he has horologists, specialists in clock and watch making, he turns to for their expertise as well. He also has a network of enthusiastic...
So much has happened in Southwest Florida, and the global community in this past month, it was a little bit difficult to figure out what to write about. First, we want to send thoughts and prayers to everyone affected by the virus, the pandemic and the quarantine. Aside from the possibility of catching this virus,...
Your great aunt has passed away, and you’ve discovered you were left in charge of everything in her house. As you stand there in her living room full of antique furniture and figurines, you may be contemplating doing a big garage sale next weekend, just to have it done with. But before you do that,...
