First a little history.
Gold is thought to be one of the first known metals.
The word gold came from an old English word geolo, meaning yellow. The ancient Egyptians were very proficient goldsmiths hammering gold into leaf, so thin that it took 367,000 leaves to make a one inch pile. Gold has been a valuable metal throughout the ages because it is scarce. It is a beautiful metal that has a lovely yellow color and a soft metallic glow. It is soft and easy to work with.