On Tue, 14 Aug 2001 22:30:20 +0100, "chris.osborne" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Chris, >Both Silver & Gold maples are marked in .999,.9999 and there were 1998 x >.99999 Gold issued ( .99999 is so i am informed used in electronics. Well, sorta. The higher purity forms of gold and silver are very expensive. For example, .99999 fine (5 nines) silver is priced about $250 per ounce. A far cry from the $5/ounce for .999 fine. A similar price point (several thousand $/ounce) exists for .99999 gold. These extremely high purity metals are primarily used in laboratory experiments. I'm really surprised that 4-nines (.9999 fine) gold or silver was ever issued as a coin. They would be almost double the price of .999 fine coins. Electronics can easily use .99 fine gold, especially as much of the electronics use is metal plating, which will automatically increase the purity of the plated material. -- Dean -- from (almost) Des Moines -- KB0ZDF -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
