I just wonder as neither metal actually appeals to me in the slightest!
2006-10-12 11:28:27 · 20 answers · asked by VernHead123 2 in Social Science ➔ Economics
rarity and value to the person. value is a relative issue.
btw, bronze isn't all that valuable.
2006-10-12 11:30:41 · answer #1 · answered by Your Best Fiend 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And the place does the "value" come from. Gold is extra helpful because of the fact society says that it rather is. of direction it additionally has something to do with the supply of the metals and their ease of acquisition. however the foremost factor in determining the properly worth of something is what human beings will do or pay to get it. =========== save on with up ============= "Gold is organic." thrilling. And yet not one of the gold that society honestly makes use of alternative than as foundation for our financial equipment is 24-karat gold. of direction we in no way see that gold. The gold that we do see is in no way 24-karat gold. The gold is often allowed with different metals to make it decrease priced, or better, or to offer it a definite shade. case in point, maximum gold for for jewelry is eighteen ct or 14 ct. 24-karat gold is 24 ct.
2016-12-26 17:47:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the percious metals have to be mined and were long ago used as coinage for the exchange of goods bought and sold in fact our monitary system still based on the cost of gold and silver
2006-10-12 11:37:27 · answer #3 · answered by a1ways_de1_lorri_2004 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are valuable because they must be found first and then mined. Also, the demand for precious metals for jewelry makes it possible to up the price enormously.
2006-10-12 11:30:45 · answer #4 · answered by missingora 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they last through the centuries. This point was brought home to me when I saw a beautiful sword sheaf made with intricate patterns of gold in a museum, hundreds of years old, accompanied by its old, rusted, corroded yucky steel sword.
2006-10-13 00:58:33 · answer #5 · answered by Freedom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gold and silver is valuable because it is rare.
befor the electrical reduction (modern ore conversion) of aluminum was discovered, it was the most precious metal known to man
kinda makes you think huh?
2006-10-12 16:00:05 · answer #6 · answered by hillbilly named Possum 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good Question,Read the king James.
2006-10-12 11:32:33 · answer #7 · answered by marco f 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is contacted with power and social strenght from the ancient days. they era so valuable because they arent in great amounts
2006-10-12 20:15:26 · answer #8 · answered by nikolakis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are rare metals and difficult to extract, the price of golds gonna increase and increase as its running out quick, they say theres only enough gold left in the world to fill the bottow of the eiffel tower
2006-10-12 11:33:38 · answer #9 · answered by hellraiza15 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because its so shinny and pretty and retardswould rather spend a millon dollars on that then by somthing cheeper that looks just the same as the exspenive on
2006-10-12 12:15:40 · answer #10 · answered by bubbles and bambam 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋