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Solid Gold deals are all over eBay in the form of bullion, jewelery, and coins.
Gold facts - there are quite a few fanatical gold investors dedicated to buying and selling gold. They're known as goldbugs and have been with us for thousands of years.
In fact, it's quite possible the gold crown on your tooth was mined thousands of years ago as well. On average, at least 15% of all gold is recycled.
Gold leaf is a good example of how malleable gold is... pounded and flattened gold leaf takes on a translucent shimmer with a thickness of .0001112 mm.
This Ancient Metal of Kings (ref: Mr. Hamilton!) has seen it's value rise and fall as demand dictates, and no doubt through the subtle manipulations of the goldbugs.
Pure gold is 24 carats. The word carat comes from carob, in which carob seeds were used to balance the scales in the Asian marketplace.
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