Tiffany "Rubedo" alloy
secondrepublic
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I saw the new Tiffany Rubedo alloy yesterday while looking at gifts. It's been pretty heavily advertised the past few months. It's very coppery looking. Based on appearance alone, I would have guessed it's 60 or 65% copper, about 30% silver, and rest gold. However, according to the New York Times, someone ran a test, and Rubdeo is about 31 percent gold and nearly 55 percent copper, along with silver and a smidgen of zinc.
Seems a little weird to have such high gold content when, presumably, the reason for creating this alloy was high gold prices. I think most buyers, myself included, would guess there's very little gold in there (under 10%).
Seems a little weird to have such high gold content when, presumably, the reason for creating this alloy was high gold prices. I think most buyers, myself included, would guess there's very little gold in there (under 10%).
"Men who had never shown any ability to make or increase fortunes for themselves abounded in brilliant plans for creating and increasing wealth for the country at large." Fiat Money Inflation in France, Andrew Dickson White (1912)
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