Gold is a metal that has been used from ancient times, becoming a witness of the changes that took place in the world. Of course, at the beginning it was used to make jewelry. It was the most precious metal for centuries and earrings, bracelets, necklaces, all brightened up the lives of kings and queens.

Moreover, gold could be used as currency. Bullion have been kept in safes and turned into large amounts of money in case of great need. Besides bullion, gold coins have always represented good investment, especially if they belonged to ancient civilizations.

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Being a metal which can be very easily manufactured, gold is also used to make gold leaves meant to cover different, precious objects from an artistic point of view. Other objects such as statues and even pieces of furniture or other small objects were entirely made of gold.

Nowadays, thanks to its resistance to corrosion, malleability, infrared reflectivity and thermal conductivity, gold is used in many fields. For instance, it is used in electronics, becoming parts of different electronic pieces. Very small gold items may be discovered in computers, mobile phones or in larger ones, used by astronauts and doctors. First of all, thanks to its reflective powers, shields which protect spaceships need gold to protect them against solar radiation. Secondly, different types of lasers, both industrial and medical use gold-coated reflectors in order to focus on light energy.

In addition, the medical field discovered some other uses for gold. On the one hand, it is one of the most frequently used metal in dental industry. On the other hand, there are different treatments that use gold in order to cure cancer or arthritis. It has been an ingredient used for several health products as it adds some sparkling effects to some cosmetics. Lately, it has been used even in the industry of food products. It is added in the composition of some liquors

Probably the list does not end here. New inventions will probably take advantage of gold in order to prove that gold is not associated only with beauty,with jewelry and history. Until then, gold in the form of bullion is one of the best investments somebody can make.