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British Women Have £26 Billion Stash of Unused Jewelry

by Erin Donnelly (Subscribe to Erin Donnelly's posts)
Posted Oct 15th 2009 at 6:40PM  
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Is your jewelry box a treasure trove? Photo: Getty Images

Get Cash4Gold on the line, stat!

We're going through our jewelry boxes after a new poll has revealed that British Women are sitting on more than £26 billion (or about $41.5 billion US) worth of unused jewelry, England's Daily Express reports.

Yep, according to the survey conducted by insurer Sheilas' Wheels, those broken baubles, busted watches, discarded door-knocker earrings, old love tokens and other forgotten bling makes up for 65 percent of the £40.5 billion jewelry stockpile owned by British women, the paper reports.

If that seems like an extraordinary amount, just think of all the loot Queen Elizabeth must has stashed in her jewelry box. And don't get us started on Elton John.

The poll reportedly also found that one in six women wears just 1 percent of her jewelry collection, and that 37 percent hang on to old earrings.

Now, if anyone needs us, we'll be at the pawn shop. Think they take old slap bracelets?

See what's inside Madeleine Albright's jewelry box.

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If you research the cash for gold industry, you will find that there are some very shady dealings going on and most of these gold buyers are paying a fraction of what your unwanted gold is really worth.

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When you bring your old jewelry and scrap gold to us we will digitally test it for purity and karat right in front of you. Our machines are expensive and precise allowing you, the customer, to see a readout on each and every piece we test. Keep in mind all gold used in jewelry contains alloy metals, if jewelry were made from pure gold it would not hold its shape very long.

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