precious metals
Gold and silver
Precious metals are rare metallic elements valued for their scarcity, beauty, and resistance to corrosion—primarily gold, silver, and platinum.
They serve as stores of wealth, materials for jewelry, and components in electronics and industry.
Investors often turn to precious metals during economic uncertainty.
The term distinguishes these from base metals like iron or copper.
- bullionPrecious metal in bulk
- gold barsCast precious metal ingots
- goldElement seventy-nine
- karat goldPurity-rated precious metal
- white goldPrecious metal alloy, silvery
platinum · silver · silver coins · rhodium · assay · hallmarking · jewelry · spot price · safe haven · smelting · numismatics · palladium · troy ounce · specie · filigree · mining rights · minting · gold standard
- treasuresjewels, gems, gold coins, crown jewel, artifacts
- mineral tradegold trade, rare earths, diamond trade, coal exports, salt trade
- materialsmetal, wood, ceramic, fabric, polymers
- moneydollar, euro, coin, cash, pound
- assetsproperty, cash, money, investments, bank accounts
- industrial materialsaluminum, plastics, chemicals, lumber, cement
precious metalsbase metals
Non-precious metallic elements
industrial metals · scrap metal · pig iron · tin · lead
precious metalsbase metals
Non-precious metallic elements
alkali metals · iron · sodium · potassium · magnesium
precious metalsfiat currency
State-issued unbacked tender
equities · stocks · growth stocks · junk bonds · cryptocurrency