{"id":148,"date":"2015-02-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.dev\/2015\/02\/19\/value-of-gold\/"},"modified":"2016-02-29T11:34:52","modified_gmt":"2016-02-29T11:34:52","slug":"value-of-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/value-of-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"The value of gold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gold is a metal that&rsquo;s relatively hard to find in natural circumstances and takes a lot of time to source. It holds an amazing ability to stay in perfect condition for many centuries, setting it apart from any other metal contained in the periodic table. Throughout history, gold has been seen as an expensive metal and is mainly used in jewellery. <\/p>\n<p>However, gold is not only widely used for decorative purposes, but for monetary purposes too. In its pure state, gold can last for thousands of years as it&rsquo;s very inert and does not corrode. Due to this, the value is never lost. This makes it a great metal to invest in and many industry professionals highly recommend it, with gold bars and coins being an extremely popular choice for investors all over the world.<\/p>\n<p>Another reason why we value gold so much is because it only has one grade, meaning that it only has one pricing. If you were to trade oil or diamonds, you&rsquo;d have to go through a variety of quality and grades to come up with a price, which can be extremely stressful. In addition, you wouldn&rsquo;t be able to sell a diamond ring at the price you bought it, but with gold it&rsquo;s likely that you can sell it on for a profit in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Gold is recognised worldwide for both its decorative and monetary qualities. If they wish, sellers are able to delve into the worldwide market and open up their possibilities even further. The purity of gold can be tested at zero cost, whereas it takes an experienced eye to value diamonds or a foreign counterfeit note.<\/p>\n<p>While there are various other precious metals to invest in, such as silver and platinum, gold differs to them as it has fewer industrial uses. In fact, approximately 100t of gold is used in industries per year, which is a tiny amount in comparison to other metals. Gold is only usually seen in items such as semiconductors, meaning that by purchasing and trading it you aren&rsquo;t removing an industrial commodity.<\/p>\n<p>If you have decided that gold bars, coins and other gold items are the right kind of product for you to invest in, we are the suppliers you can rely on. With many years of experience, a completely secure service and the widest selection of products, we have become known as some of the finest UK bullion dealers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gold is a metal that&rsquo;s relatively hard to find in natural circumstances and takes a lot of time to source. It holds an amazing ability to stay in perfect condition for many centuries, setting it apart from any other metal contained in the periodic table. Throughout history, gold has been seen as an expensive metal and is mainly used in jewellery. However, gold is not only widely used for decorative purposes, but for monetary purposes too. In its pure state, gold can last for thousands of years as it&rsquo;s very inert and does not corrode. Due to this, the value is never lost. This makes it a great metal to invest in and many industry professionals highly recommend it, with gold bars and coins being an extremely popular choice for investors all over the world. Another reason why we value..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[274,273],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The value of gold - UKBullion Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The value of gold - UKBullion Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Gold is a metal that&rsquo;s relatively hard to find in natural circumstances and takes a lot of time to source. It holds an amazing ability to stay in perfect condition for many centuries, setting it apart from any other metal contained in the periodic table. Throughout history, gold has been seen as an expensive metal and is mainly used in jewellery. However, gold is not only widely used for decorative purposes, but for monetary purposes too. In its pure state, gold can last for thousands of years as it&rsquo;s very inert and does not corrode. Due to this, the value is never lost. This makes it a great metal to invest in and many industry professionals highly recommend it, with gold bars and coins being an extremely popular choice for investors all over the world. Another reason why we value..\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/value-of-gold\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"UKBullion Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UKBullion\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-02-19T00:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-02-29T11:34:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"UKBullion\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@UKBullion\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@UKBullion\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"UKBullion\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/value-of-gold\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/value-of-gold\/\",\"name\":\"The value of gold - UKBullion Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2015-02-19T00:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-02-29T11:34:52+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b75a2818471441bc13534ace4965f7f2\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/value-of-gold\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/value-of-gold\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/value-of-gold\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The value of gold\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"UKBullion Blog\",\"description\":\"Welcome to the UKBullion Blog\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b75a2818471441bc13534ace4965f7f2\",\"name\":\"UKBullion\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/81b58785af6a958fc9b5b694ef5069c6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/81b58785af6a958fc9b5b694ef5069c6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"UKBullion\"},\"description\":\"UKBullion.com are the UK's leading site for buying Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium Bullion Bars. We also sell leading ranges of gold and silver coins such as the Sovereign, Britannia, Maple, Krugerrand and Eagle coins.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/author\/theadmin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The value of gold - UKBullion Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"The value of gold - UKBullion Blog","og_description":"Gold is a metal that&rsquo;s relatively hard to find in natural circumstances and takes a lot of time to source. It holds an amazing ability to stay in perfect condition for many centuries, setting it apart from any other metal contained in the periodic table. Throughout history, gold has been seen as an expensive metal and is mainly used in jewellery. However, gold is not only widely used for decorative purposes, but for monetary purposes too. In its pure state, gold can last for thousands of years as it&rsquo;s very inert and does not corrode. Due to this, the value is never lost. This makes it a great metal to invest in and many industry professionals highly recommend it, with gold bars and coins being an extremely popular choice for investors all over the world. Another reason why we value..","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/value-of-gold\/","og_site_name":"UKBullion Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UKBullion","article_published_time":"2015-02-19T00:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2016-02-29T11:34:52+00:00","author":"UKBullion","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@UKBullion","twitter_site":"@UKBullion","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"UKBullion","Estimated reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/value-of-gold\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/value-of-gold\/","name":"The value of gold - UKBullion Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2015-02-19T00:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2016-02-29T11:34:52+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b75a2818471441bc13534ace4965f7f2"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/value-of-gold\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/value-of-gold\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/value-of-gold\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The value of gold"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/","name":"UKBullion Blog","description":"Welcome to the UKBullion Blog","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b75a2818471441bc13534ace4965f7f2","name":"UKBullion","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/81b58785af6a958fc9b5b694ef5069c6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/81b58785af6a958fc9b5b694ef5069c6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"UKBullion"},"description":"UKBullion.com are the UK's leading site for buying Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium Bullion Bars. We also sell leading ranges of gold and silver coins such as the Sovereign, Britannia, Maple, Krugerrand and Eagle coins.","url":"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/author\/theadmin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":820,"href":"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148\/revisions\/820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ukbullion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}