Lightweight gold

Overdate

I wonder if this is a suitable material for coins. Lightweight gold commems would have much less of their price tied up in bullion value.

https://phys.org/news/2020-01-carat-gold-nugget-plastic.html

Hemispherical

Interesting, but, for myself, the heft of Au is one of its appealing features.

Timbuk3

Hmmm, not for me, interesting, but I'll pass !!!

RonB

@Hemispherical said:
Interesting, but, for myself, the heft of Au is one of its appealing features.

Same here, women may like it though.
Wonder how durable the plastic media is.. Flammable?

ricko

Don't mess with my gold... I like it heavy... No plastic junk please.... Cheers, RickO

ballistic_kennedy

This wins the "Worst Idea Ever" award. Yuuuuuk.

jmski52

It's going to be tough on whoever tries to sell this stuff in the secondary market. Tough to convince a buyer that it's real gold when the density can't be used for verification. It will have to be melted and assayed first. More expense.

blitzdude

@ricko said:
Don't mess with my gold... I like it heavy... No plastic junk please.... Cheers, RickO

Yes sir, if it's light, guaranteed it's fake.

Jinx86

I like the heft of an all gold watch. At no point today did it ever feel tiresome or cumbersome.

Also, it's plastic. Sh1ts gonna wear out or break like all the other cheap plastic crap on the market.