February 2, 2011

The Ultimate Object of Desire: Krugerrand

I like anything and everything as classic as can be. When it comes to jewelry, I keep it really simple. It's either my grandmother's pearl earrings, or simple gold love knots I got in Nantucket a couple summers back (but I barely ever remember to switch them up). Statement necklaces are something I'm starting to dabble in, but I think I need something that I can wear every day.

While I was living in New York City, I would take the Metro North train about an hour north home to Connecticut on occasional weekends- one being particularly memorable because it was my first run-in with a Krugerrand.

A girl in the seat next to mine explained that her grandmother used to live in South Africa and passed down the Krugerrand to her. She then explained how she brought it to a jeweler and had them place a thin gold rope-like chain around the large coin to make it into a necklace. It was there and then the love affair began.

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