Each gold medal is made up of 92.5 percent silver and 1.34 percent gold, with the remainder copper. The value of the materials in the gold medal is about $644
British has 9 gold metals
at the moment in 2012, 18ct is worth over £25 a gram,highest price at hatton garden metals
£1291.21p in the uk at london fixed price at hatton garden metals uk 11-03-2012
It tells you how much gold there is in relation to other metals.
What ever kind they can get. Gold or silver. Maybe not so much on the silver. More of the gold...hmm...
It depends on how much foreign metals it may have,pure gold is soft and malable like lead
Only the value of the metals used to make it.
You can get current and historical prices of precious metals at kitco.com. Right now gold is at $1379/ounce
Gold and all precious metals are measured in troy ounces. A troy oz is equal to 31.10348 grams
24k gold means that the gold is 100% pure, so there is no presence of any other metals in it. Therefore, all of the gold in 24k gold is pure gold.
There are multiple types of gold aside from the traditional yellow gold. White gold and rose gold are commonly used in jewelry making. Other precious metals commonly found in jewelry are silver and platinum. Silver is a soft metal and is typically mixed with other metals such as copper. Platinum is much more rare than gold or silver and tends to be far more expensive.
In gold, carats do not refer to a weight or amount of gold, but to what percentage of pure gold is used in a metal alloy. Gold is really soft, so to make durable jewelry from it we add other metals like silver and copper. 24 carat gold is pure, undiluted gold. 12 carat gold is 1/2 gold, 1/2 other metals.