GOLD

a precious metal known to the human race from the earliest times and found in all parts of the globe, It is frequently met in a ociation with other metals such as silver, copper, tellurium, platinum, lead and iron. It is heavy, _ inalleable and ductile, and also one of the softest of metals, It is mainly used - for coinage, alloyed with silver and « copper, and for jewelry and other ornamental purposes. It has always - been highly valued because of its un_ alterability as a material usuable for a _ multitude of trinkets and articles that _ endure from age to age. The Egyptians and the Greeks seized upon the metal for bedecking their persons, a custom which antedated its use for money. The adoption of gold as the world’s standard of value, its universal appeal pepe es as the embodiment of riches, its unquestioned acceptance as a safe medium