1. Sprayberry Frequently Asked Questions: Q. What if my Gold jewelry has precious
stones in the settings?
“Band of Gold” A. Easy, they will be removed for you to
take home that day if you wish.
Q. How much do I get for my gold?
Fundraiser for the Band! A. You will receive the full value of your
Q. Has the band done this fundraiser
gold based on its karat weight.
before?
A. This fundraiser was held on December
10K is 41.6% Gold/ 58% filler
14, 2008 with the SHS cheerleading and
14K is 58.7% Gold/ 41.3% filler
football organizations. The band had 8
18K is 75% Gold/ 41% filler
participants that sold their gold and received
22K is 91.6% Gold/ 8.4% filler
collectively $4,381. The band is offering
24% is 99.9% Gold/ .1% filler
this fundraiser as a way to help offset the
cost of band in the upcoming Marching and
Q. How do you weigh the Gold?
Concert Seasons on-the-spot at Band
A. We weigh in grams and convert to the
Bring your old, unwanted, Registration.
Troy Ounce. The Troy Ounce is the only
ounce used in the pricing of gold and other
mis-matched, broken or just plain Q. What other incentive is there to sell my
precious metals.
Gold?
ugly gold or platinum jewelry
A. In addition, the student and the band will
(rings, necklace, pendant, Q. How is the Gold qualified?
receive a payout based on the amount of
bracelet, earrings) and A. We perform chemical analysis of each
those who participate:
piece and separate the Gold into different
sell it!! 1-20 people = 10%
karat weights (see above).
21-30 people = 20%
31-40 people = 30%
Q. Who will be evaluating my Gold?
Sponsor: Sprayberry Bands Over 41 = 40%
A. Local, professional jewelers with over 30
Date: April Registration Days years of industry experience.
Band Contact: Margie Crawford –
for Marching & Concert
mcraw10@bellsouth.net or 770-565-8389
Band seasons 2009-2010. Q. What if I am not sure if my jewelry is
real Gold or costume jewelry?
Location: SHS Band Room
A. No problem, there are accepted methods A&M GOLD Contact:
of testing which will be performed.
There is NO presentation, NOR anything to
Vera Fossali
buy; instead the value of your gold will
For More Information
Q. What if I decide I do not want to sell
go directly into your student(s) band
some of my Gold? 770-365-3621
account. The price paid is based on the
A. The decision is entirely yours. Just take it
daily London Fix Gold (pm) price. A&M
vfossali@gmail.com
home if you don’t want to sell it.
Gold will pay high prices to you because
they own a refinery and do not have
overhead expenses of retail jewelry stores.