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we will provide you a jewelry quote within 5 minutes!
In your consultation we will carefully
examine each individual piece and test
it with industry leading equipment ensuring you get paid top dollar and
are treated fair. We will accurately test the exact karat content in any
gold piece with the finest
gold tester
on the market. We do all of our testing right in front of you. We then
weigh the item and determine a price. We
pay you the same day.
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol
Au (from Latin: aurum "gold") and an
atomic number of 79. It has been a highly sought-after precious metal
for coinage, jewelry, and other arts since the beginning of recorded
history. The native metal occurs as nuggets or grains in rocks, in veins
and in alluvial deposits. Less commonly, it occurs in minerals as gold
compounds, usually with tellurium. Gold metal is dense, soft, shiny and
the most malleable and ductile pure metal known. Pure gold has a bright
yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it
maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Gold is one of the coinage
metals and has served as a symbol of wealth and a store of value
throughout history. Gold standards have provided a basis for monetary
policies. It also has been linked to a variety of symbolisms and
ideologies.
A total of 165,000 tonnes of gold have
been mined in human history, as of
2009.[1] This is roughly equivalent to 5.3 billion troy ounces or, in
terms of volume, about 8,500 m³, or a cube 20.4 m on a side. The world
consumption of new gold produced is about 50% in jewelry, 40% in
investments, and 10% in industry
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