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One sheet of gold leaf can be as thin as 0.000127 millimeters, or about 400 times thinner than a human hair.

Gold's chemical symbol comes from the the latin word for gold, durum. The more you know!

All the gold that makes up earrings and cufflinks and electronics components today originated in space: According to a 2011 paper in the journal "Nature", a meteor bombardment nearly 4 billion years ago brought 20 billion billion tons of a gold-and-precious-metal-rich space rock to Earth.

Humans have been decorating themselves with gold since at least 4000 B.C., according to the National Mining Association.

Did you know that India is the country that consumes the most gold, totaling 745.7 metric tons in 2010.

All the gold mined in the world in history would fit in a cube 60 feet on each side, that is to say, it would fit in the space underneath the Eiffel Tower.

Have you ever wondered if 24 karat gold is "best"? 24 karat gold is the purest form of gold (99.9% or more), but gold coinage has traditionally been 22 karat or so, because the addition of a small percentage of alloy metal, usually copper, strengthens the coin tremendously and makes it less susceptible to wear and damage.

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Did you know that as of 2009, it has been estimated that humans have mined around 160000 tons of gold?

Over the years, gold has been used to create expensive jewelry, coins and various forms of art such as the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun’s famous burial mask.

By choosing to sell your gold or silver to us, you are guaranteed to get the maximum value for your goods.

Amid recession fears in March 2008, the price of gold topped $1,000 an ounce for the first time in history. http://jmgoldbuyers.com/

Did you know that 75 percent of all gold in circulation has been extracted since 1910?