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Precious metal

Index Precious metal

A precious metal is a rare, naturally occurring metallic chemical element of high economic value. [1]

87 relations: Abundance of elements in Earth's crust, Abundance of the chemical elements, Alchemy, Alloy, Aluminium, Anteros, Art, Australia, Australian dollar, Australian Gold Nugget, Austria, Beryllium, Bismuth, Bullion coin, Canada, Canadian dollar, Canadian Gold Maple Leaf, Chemical element, China, Coin, Coinage metals, Coins 'N Things, Commodity, Commodity market, CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, CRC Press, Currency, Demand, Double eagle, Ductility, Exposition Universelle (1855), Face value, Gallium, Gemstone, Germanium, Gold, Gold as an investment, Gold coin, Hall–Héroult process, Hallmark, Hedge (finance), Indium, Inflation, Ingot, Investment, Iridium, ISO 4217, Jewellery, Krugerrand, Legal tender, ..., List of bullion dealers, Lustre (mineralogy), Market value, Mercury (element), Metal, Metallism, Metallurgical assay, Money, Napoleon III, Noble metal, Numismatics, Ore, Osmium, Palladium, Palladium as an investment, Piccadilly Circus, Platinum, Platinum as an investment, Platinum group, Reactivity (chemistry), Rhenium, Rhodium, Royal Canadian Mint, Ruthenium, Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain, Silver, Silver as an investment, Silver coin, Sovereign (British coin), Store of value, Synthesis of precious metals, Taxation of precious metals, Tellurium, Troy weight, United States dollar, Value (economics), Washington Monument. Expand index (37 more) »

Abundance of elements in Earth's crust

The abundance of elements in Earth's crust is shown in tabulated form with the estimated crustal abundance for each chemical element shown as either percentage or parts per million (ppm) by mass (10,000 ppm.

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Abundance of the chemical elements

The abundance of the chemical elements is a measure of the occurrence of the chemical elements relative to all other elements in a given environment.

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Alchemy

Alchemy is a philosophical and protoscientific tradition practiced throughout Europe, Africa, Brazil and Asia.

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Alloy

An alloy is a combination of metals or of a metal and another element.

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Aluminium

Aluminium or aluminum is a chemical element with symbol Al and atomic number 13.

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Anteros

In Greek mythology, Anteros (Ἀντέρως, Antérōs) was the god of requited love, literally "love returned" or "counter-love" and also the punisher of those who scorn love and the advances of others, or the avenger of unrequited love.

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Art

Art is a diverse range of human activities in creating visual, auditory or performing artifacts (artworks), expressing the author's imaginative, conceptual idea, or technical skill, intended to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

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Australian dollar

The Australian dollar (sign: $; code: AUD) is the currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including its external territories Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific Island states of Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.

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Australian Gold Nugget

The Australian Gold Nugget is a gold bullion coin minted by the Perth Mint.

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Austria

Austria (Österreich), officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich), is a federal republic and a landlocked country of over 8.8 million people in Central Europe.

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Beryllium

Beryllium is a chemical element with symbol Be and atomic number 4.

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Bismuth

Bismuth is a chemical element with symbol Bi and atomic number 83.

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Bullion coin

A bullion coin is a coin struck from precious metal and kept as a store of value or an investment, rather than used in day-to-day commerce.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Canadian dollar

The Canadian dollar (symbol: $; code: CAD; dollar canadien) is the currency of Canada.

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Canadian Gold Maple Leaf

The Canadian Gold Maple Leaf (GML) is a gold bullion coin that is issued annually by the Government of Canada.

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Chemical element

A chemical element is a species of atoms having the same number of protons in their atomic nuclei (that is, the same atomic number, or Z).

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary one-party sovereign state in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around /1e9 round 3 billion.

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Coin

A coin is a small, flat, (usually) round piece of metal or plastic used primarily as a medium of exchange or legal tender.

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Coinage metals

The coinage metals comprise, at a minimum, those metallic chemical elements which have historically been used as components in alloys used to mint coins.

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Coins 'N Things

Coins 'N Things, also known as CNT Inc., is a privately held, family-controlled business in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, that was established as a retail shop for coin collectors and is now the largest wholesale vendor of gold in the United States.

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Commodity

In economics, a commodity is an economic good or service that has full or substantial fungibility: that is, the market treats instances of the good as equivalent or nearly so with no regard to who produced them.

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Commodity market

A commodity market is a market that trades in primary economic sector rather than manufactured products.

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CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics

The CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics is a comprehensive one-volume reference resource for science research, currently in its 98th edition (with 2560 pages, June 23, 2017, Editor-in-Chief John R. Rumble).

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CRC Press

The CRC Press, LLC is a publishing group based in the United States that specializes in producing technical books.

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Currency

A currency (from curraunt, "in circulation", from currens, -entis), in the most specific use of the word, refers to money in any form when in actual use or circulation as a medium of exchange, especially circulating banknotes and coins.

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Demand

In economics, demand is the quantities of a commodity or a service that people are willing and able to buy at various prices, over a given period of time.

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Double eagle

A double eagle is a gold coin of the United States with a denomination of $20.

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Ductility

Ductility is a measure of a material's ability to undergo significant plastic deformation before rupture, which may be expressed as percent elongation or percent area reduction from a tensile test.

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Exposition Universelle (1855)

The Exposition Universelle of 1855 was an International Exhibition held on the Champs-Élysées in Paris from 15 May to 15 November 1855.

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Face value

The face value is the value of a coin, stamp or paper money, as printed on the coin, stamp or bill itself by the issuing authority.

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Gallium

Gallium is a chemical element with symbol Ga and atomic number 31.

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Gemstone

A gemstone (also called a gem, fine gem, jewel, precious stone, or semi-precious stone) is a piece of mineral crystal which, in cut and polished form, is used to make jewelry or other adornments.

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Germanium

Germanium is a chemical element with symbol Ge and atomic number 32.

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Gold

Gold is a chemical element with symbol Au (from aurum) and atomic number 79, making it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally.

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Gold as an investment

Of all the precious metals, gold is the most popular as an investment.

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Gold coin

A gold coin is a coin that is made mostly or entirely of gold.

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Hall–Héroult process

The Hall–Héroult process is the major industrial process for smelting aluminium.

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Hallmark

A hallmark is an official mark or series of marks struck on items made of metal, mostly to certify the content of noble metals—such as platinum, gold, silver and in some nations, palladium.

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Hedge (finance)

A hedge is an investment position intended to offset potential losses or gains that may be incurred by a companion investment.

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Indium

Indium is a chemical element with symbol In and atomic number 49.

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Inflation

In economics, inflation is a sustained increase in price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time.

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Ingot

An ingot is a piece of relatively pure material, usually metal, that is cast into a shape suitable for further processing.

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Investment

In general, to invest is to allocate money (or sometimes another resource, such as time) in the expectation of some benefit in the future – for example, investment in durable goods, in real estate by the service industry, in factories for manufacturing, in product development, and in research and development.

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Iridium

Iridium is a chemical element with symbol Ir and atomic number 77.

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ISO 4217

ISO 4217 is a standard first published by International Organization for Standardization in 1978, which delineates currency designators, country codes (alpha and numeric), and references to minor units in three tables.

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Jewellery

Jewellery (British English) or jewelry (American English)see American and British spelling differences consists of small decorative items worn for personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks.

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Krugerrand

For the Ian McNabb album, see Krugerrands. The Krugerrand is a South African gold coin, first minted in 1967 to help market South African gold and produced by the South African Mint.

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Legal tender

Legal tender is a medium of payment recognized by a legal system to be valid for meeting a financial obligation.

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List of bullion dealers

This list of bullion dealers includes notable companies and organizations that deal in precious metals, such as gold and silver.

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Lustre (mineralogy)

Lustre or luster is the way light interacts with the surface of a crystal, rock, or mineral.

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Market value

Market value or OMV (Open Market Valuation) is the price at which an asset would trade in a competitive auction setting.

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Mercury (element)

Mercury is a chemical element with symbol Hg and atomic number 80.

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Metal

A metal (from Greek μέταλλον métallon, "mine, quarry, metal") is a material (an element, compound, or alloy) that is typically hard when in solid state, opaque, shiny, and has good electrical and thermal conductivity.

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Metallism

Metallism is the economic principle that the value of money derives from the purchasing power of the commodity upon which it is based.

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Metallurgical assay

A metallurgical assay is a compositional analysis of an ore, metal, or alloy.

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Money

Money is any item or verifiable record that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts in a particular country or socio-economic context.

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Napoleon III

Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (born Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 1808 – 9 January 1873) was the President of France from 1848 to 1852 and as Napoleon III the Emperor of the French from 1852 to 1870.

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Noble metal

In chemistry, the noble metals are metals that are resistant to corrosion and oxidation in moist air (unlike most base metals).

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Numismatics

Numismatics is the study or collection of currency, including coins, tokens, paper money, and related objects.

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Ore

An ore is an occurrence of rock or sediment that contains sufficient minerals with economically important elements, typically metals, that can be economically extracted from the deposit.

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Osmium

Osmium (from Greek ὀσμή osme, "smell") is a chemical element with symbol Os and atomic number 76.

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Palladium

Palladium is a chemical element with symbol Pd and atomic number 46.

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Palladium as an investment

Palladium as an investment is much like investments in other precious metals.

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Piccadilly Circus

Piccadilly Circus is a road junction and public space of London's West End in the City of Westminster.

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Platinum

Platinum is a chemical element with symbol Pt and atomic number 78.

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Platinum as an investment

Platinum as an investment has a much shorter history in the financial sector than does either gold or silver, which were known to ancient civilizations.

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Platinum group

The platinum-group metals (abbreviated as the PGMs; alternatively, the platinoids, platinides, platidises, platinum group, platinum metals, platinum family or platinum-group elements (PGEs)) are six noble, precious metallic elements clustered together in the periodic table.

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Reactivity (chemistry)

In chemistry, reactivity is the impetus for which a chemical substance undergoes a chemical reaction, either by itself or with other materials, with an overall release of energy.

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Rhenium

Rhenium is a chemical element with symbol Re and atomic number 75.

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Rhodium

Rhodium is a chemical element with symbol Rh and atomic number 45.

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Royal Canadian Mint

The Royal Canadian Mint (Monnaie royale canadienne) is a Crown corporation of Canada, operating under the Royal Canadian Mint Act.

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Ruthenium

Ruthenium is a chemical element with symbol Ru and atomic number 44.

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Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain

The Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain is located at the southeastern side of Piccadilly Circus in London, United Kingdom.

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Silver

Silver is a chemical element with symbol Ag (from the Latin argentum, derived from the Proto-Indo-European ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47.

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Silver as an investment

Silver may be used as an investment like other precious metals.

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Silver coin

Silver coins are possibly the oldest mass-produced form of coinage.

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Sovereign (British coin)

The sovereign is a gold coin of the United Kingdom, with a nominal value of one pound sterling.

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Store of value

A store of value is the function of an asset that can be saved, retrieved and exchanged at a later time, and be predictably useful when retrieved.

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Synthesis of precious metals

The synthesis of precious metals involves the use of either nuclear reactors or particle accelerators to produce these elements.

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Taxation of precious metals

Precious metals are subject to taxation in most countries, because of their high economic value.

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Tellurium

Tellurium is a chemical element with symbol Te and atomic number 52.

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Troy weight

Troy weight is a system of units of mass customarily used for precious metals and gemstones.

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United States dollar

The United States dollar (sign: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ and referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, or American dollar) is the official currency of the United States and its insular territories per the United States Constitution since 1792.

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Value (economics)

Economic value is a measure of the benefit provided by a good or service to an economic agent.

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Washington Monument

The Washington Monument is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, once commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and the first President of the United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precious_metal

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