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Warning: Fake US silver coins flood Canada

According to the Hamilton (Ontario) Metroland news service, police have recovered "hundreds" of fake US Silver Eagles. Although described as…

13 years ago

A roller-coaster ride in India

Although gold is the international store of value, accepted everywhere, there are still local variations in the way people interact…

13 years ago

Thoughts from a gold refiner

Dillon Gage is a gold refiner that Kamaaina Loan knows well. They put out a press release today -- not…

13 years ago

Your personal info and us

OK, this is a little bit inside baseball,  but in the age of digital promiscuity, everybody should be interested in…

13 years ago

Pawn 101: Stupid pawnbroker tricks

According to the Newport News (Virginia) Daily Press, a local pawnbroker was caught accepting stolen goods. In a sting operation, police…

13 years ago

If that’s a 4-foot-long catfish, we must be in Indiana

An Indiana pawn shop has started a reality TV show about itself for local cablevision. Early submissions were a large stuffed…

13 years ago

Pawn 101: We buy (almost) anything

So when a customer walked in with a box of old cannon balls and shells, Kamaaina Loan shelled out, so…

13 years ago

Funny, we get along with the hair salons

From the Des Moines Register, a story about a suburban enclave that denied a business application from a pawn shop, in…

13 years ago

Why we should welcome water rate increase

Alan Arakawa has got religion when it  comes to water rates. When he was on the County Council, he, along…

13 years ago

Pawn 101: The most common bad news

According to examiner.com, the most common bad news answer that the Pawn Stars stars give to customers is:  "The customer's…

13 years ago