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Silver 1000oz bar
A metal is deemed to be precious if it is rare. The discovery of new sources of ore or improvements in mining or refining processes may cause the value of a precious metal to diminish. The status of a "precious" metal can also be determined by high demand or market value. Precious metals in bulk form are known as bullion and are traded on commodity markets. Bullion metals may be cast into ingots or minted into coins. The defining attribute of bullion is that it is valued by its mass and purity rather than by a face value as money.[2]
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A 500 gram silver bullion bar produced by Johnson Matthey
The level of purity varies from issue to issue. "Three nines" (99.9%) purity is common. The purest mass-produced bullion coins are in the Canadian Gold Maple Leaf series, which go up to 99.999% purity. Note that a 100% pure bullion is impossible, as absolute purity in extracted and refined metals is asymptotically approached.[citation needed] Historically, coins had a certain amount of weight of alloy, with the purity a local standard. The Krugerrand is the first modern example of measuring in "pure gold"; it should contain at least 12/11 ounces of at least 11/12 pure gold. Still more bullion coins (for example: British Sovereign) state neither the purity nor the fine-gold weight on the coin but are recognized and consistent in their composition,[citation needed] and many historically stated a denomination in currency (example: American Double Eagle).
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Vienna Philharmonic 1oz coin
Many nations mint bullion coins. Although nominally issued as legal tender, these coins' face value as currency is far below that of their value as bullion. For instance, Canada mints a gold bullion coin (the Gold Maple Leaf) at a face value of $50 containing one troy ounce (31.1035 g) of gold—as of May 2011, this coin is worth about $1,500 CAD as bullion.[3] Bullion coins' minting by national governments gives them some numismatic value in addition to their bullion value, as well as certifying their purity.
American Platinum Eagle bullion coin
One of the largest bullion coins in the world is the 10,000 dollar Australian Gold Nugget coin minted in Australia which consists of a full kilogram of 99.9% pure gold. There have been a small number of larger bullion coins, but they are impractical to handle and not produced in mass quantities. China has produced coins in very limited quantities (less than 20 pieces minted) that exceed 260 troy ounces (8 kg) of gold.[citation needed] Austria has minted a coin containing 31 kg of gold (the Vienna Philharmonic Coin minted in 2004 with a face value of 100,000 euro). As a stunt to publicise the 99.999% pure one-ounce Canadian Gold Maple Leaf series, in 2007 the Royal Canadian Mint made a 100 kg 99.999% gold coin, with a face value of $1 million, and now manufactures them to order, but at a substantial premium over the market value of the gold.
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1kg gold bar (ingot)
Gold and silver, and sometimes other precious metals, are often seen as hedges against both inflation and economic downturn. Silver coins have become popular with collectors due to their relative affordability, and, unlike most gold and platinum issues which are valued based upon the markets, silver issues are more often valued as collectables, far higher than their actual bullion value.
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A precious metal that became common was aluminium. Although aluminium is one of the most commonly occurring elements in the Earth's crust, it was at one time found to be exceedingly difficult to extract from its various ores. This made the little available pure aluminium, which had been refined at great expense, more valuable than gold.[4] Bars of aluminium were exhibited alongside the French crown jewels at the Exposition Universelle of 1855,[citation needed] and Napoleon III's most important guests were given aluminium cutlery, while those less worthy dined with mere silver.[4] Additionally, the pyramidal top to the Washington Monument is made of 100 ounces of pure aluminium. At the time of the monument's construction, aluminium was as expensive as silver.[5] Over time, however, the price of the metal has dropped; the invention of the Hall-Héroult process in 1886 caused the high price of aluminium to collapse permanently.[citation needed]
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Bismuth and tellurium are the only two metals which have abundances less than 10-8 by mass part (g/g) in the Earth's crust, but which are currently not of high economic value.[citation needed]
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Valuable metal Price ($/kg)s containing all precious metals names in bold
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mass abundance[6]
Price ($/kg) 2009-04-10[7]
Price ($/kg) 2009-07-22[8]
Price ($/kg) 2010-01-07[citation needed]
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0
Platinum
5 ppb
42681
37650
49995
Rhodium
1 ppb
39680
46200
88415
Gold
4 ppb
31100
30590
36370
Iridium
1 ppb
14100
12960
13117
Osmium
1.5 ppb
13400
12200
12217
Palladium
15 ppb
8430
8140
13632
Rhenium
0.7 ppb
7400
7000
6250
Ruthenium
1 ppb
2290
2730
5562
Germanium
1500 ppb
1050[9]
1038
Beryllium
2800 ppb
850[citation needed]
Silver
75 ppb
437
439
588
Gallium
19000 ppb
425[9]
413
Indium
250 ppb
325[9]
520
Tellurium
1 ppb
158.70
Mercury
85 ppb
18.90
15.95
Bismuth
8.5 ppb
15.40
18.19
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Palladium as an investment
Platinum as an investment
Noble metal
Gemstone
Hallmark
Metallurgical assay
Taxation of precious metals
Troy weight
Metal as money
Republic Metals Corporation
Synthesis of precious metals (Precious metal transformation)
Alchemy
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^ Platinum Guild: Applications Beyond Expectation
^ Gold bullion facts from freegoldtips.com
^ Gold prices ran around $940 USD in July 2009 according to Kitco Historical Gold Charts and Data. The USD to CAD exchange rate averaged 1.129 in July 2009 according to OANDA Historical Exchange Rates. Although the exact moment that the $1075 figure was determined is unknown, it may be considered a reasonable value for the time.
^ a b Aluminum: Common Metal, Uncommon Past, Chemical Heritage NewsMagazine, Winter 2007/8, Vol.27, No.4
^ George J. Binczewski (1995). "The Point of a Monument: A History of the Aluminum Cap of the Washington Monument". JOM 47 (11): 20–25. http://www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/9511/Binczewski-9511.html.
^ The abundance of the element, a measure for its rarity, is given in mass fraction as kg in the earth's crust (CRC Handbook). David R. Lide, ed. (2005). "Section 14, Geophysics, Astronomy, and Acoustics; Abundance of Elements in the Earth's Crust and in the Sea". CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (85 ed.). Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press.
^ All given Price ($/kg)s from 10th April 2009 are taken mostly from London Metal Exchange.
^ Data from 22nd of July 2009 are from the http://www.thebulliondesk.com/
^ a b c The metal Price ($/kg)s of gallium, germanium, and indium are taken from MinorMetals.com as examples of modern precious metals used for investment / speculation.
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