I've seen these for sale (in silver as well) but since I was unaware of the company, I thought they were some cheap knock-off of Degussa. It still looks like somebody's basement enterprise, however.
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<< <i>I've seen these for sale (in silver as well) but since I was unaware of the company, I thought they were some cheap knock-off of Degussa. It still looks like somebody's basement enterprise, however.
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Not likely, this Austrian company has been around for over 100 years.
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<< <i>The mould that they are pouring molten gold into has flames around it. Anyone know why? Does the mould have to be heated for some reason? >>
It helps the bar to avoid forming "cavaties" as the metal cools much slower in a heated mold. If poured into a room temp mold, the gold would harden so fast that pockets of air would form bubbles or cavaties in the bar.
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"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5
"For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
<< <i>I've seen these for sale (in silver as well) but since I was unaware of the company, I thought they were some cheap knock-off of Degussa. It still looks like somebody's basement enterprise, however.
Not likely, this Austrian company has been around for over 100 years.
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<< <i>Pretty cool. I liked seeing the stamping process. Never seen that part of production before. >>
That's the part I liked too
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<< <i>The mould that they are pouring molten gold into has flames around it. Anyone know why? Does the mould have to be heated for some reason? >>
It helps the bar to avoid forming "cavaties" as the metal cools much slower in a heated mold. If poured into a room temp mold, the gold would harden so fast that pockets of air would form bubbles or cavaties in the bar.