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A precious metal is a rare, naturally occurring metallic chemical element of high economic value. Chemically, the precious metals are less reactive than most elements. They are usually ductile and have a high lustre. Historically, precious metals were important as currency but are now regarded mainly as investment and industrial commodities. Gold, silver, platinum, and palladium each have an ISO 4217 currency code.
The best-known precious metals are the coinage metals gold and silver. While both have industrial uses, they are better known for their uses in art, jewellery and coinage. Other precious metals include the platinum group metals: ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, and platinum, of which platinum is the most widely traded.
The demand for precious metals is driven not only by their practical use but also by their role as investments and a store of value. Historically, precious metals have commanded much higher prices than common industrial metals.
A metal is deemed to be precious if it is rare. The discovery of new sources of ore or improvements in mining or refining processes may cause the value of a precious metal to diminish. The status of a "precious" metal can also be determined by high demand or market value. Precious metals in bulk form are known as bullion and are traded on commodity markets. Bullion metals may be cast into ingots or minted into coins. The defining attribute of bullion is that it is valued by its mass and purity rather than by a face value as money.
Actors: John A. Gallagher (miscellaneous crew), Chuck Courtney (actor), Paul Gleason (actor), BJ Davis (actor), Lex Lang (actor), Larry Gelman (actor), Joel Bender (director), Mark Helfrich (editor), Christopher Doyle (actor), Bentley Mitchum (actor), Richard Mann (producer), Sean Kanan (actor), Don Michael Paul (actor), Richard Candib (editor), John Blyth Barrymore (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: John A. Gallagher (miscellaneous crew), Chuck Courtney (actor), Paul Gleason (actor), BJ Davis (actor), Lex Lang (actor), Larry Gelman (actor), Joel Bender (director), Mark Helfrich (editor), Christopher Doyle (actor), Bentley Mitchum (actor), Richard Mann (producer), Sean Kanan (actor), Don Michael Paul (actor), Richard Candib (editor), John Blyth Barrymore (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: John A. Gallagher (miscellaneous crew), Chuck Courtney (actor), Paul Gleason (actor), BJ Davis (actor), Lex Lang (actor), Larry Gelman (actor), Joel Bender (director), Mark Helfrich (editor), Christopher Doyle (actor), Bentley Mitchum (actor), Richard Mann (producer), Sean Kanan (actor), Don Michael Paul (actor), Richard Candib (editor), John Blyth Barrymore (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: John A. Gallagher (miscellaneous crew), Chuck Courtney (actor), Paul Gleason (actor), BJ Davis (actor), Lex Lang (actor), Larry Gelman (actor), Joel Bender (director), Mark Helfrich (editor), Christopher Doyle (actor), Bentley Mitchum (actor), Richard Mann (producer), Sean Kanan (actor), Don Michael Paul (actor), Richard Candib (editor), John Blyth Barrymore (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: John A. Gallagher (miscellaneous crew), Chuck Courtney (actor), Paul Gleason (actor), BJ Davis (actor), Lex Lang (actor), Larry Gelman (actor), Joel Bender (director), Mark Helfrich (editor), Christopher Doyle (actor), Bentley Mitchum (actor), Richard Mann (producer), Sean Kanan (actor), Don Michael Paul (actor), Richard Candib (editor), John Blyth Barrymore (actor),
Genres: Drama,Over-priced but under-sold
You'll soon be worth your weigh in precious metal
Roll the crimson carpet out
The jack of clubs has come and will not leave
Fate loved me but now does not
I heard it from a rare clairvoyant petal
First you thrash me then you run
You broke the heart I fastened to my sleeve
Oh you're killing me now
You're over the moon and I'm under the ground
Oh it's killing you too
That they fought over me
But poured scorn over you
Oh it's payment in kind
That you're half what I love and half what I despise
Oh you're killing me now, you're killing me
Out of time but into greed
Your pots will slowly turn to copper kettles
Sneak a breath then spit it out
Enjoy the pound of freshly scented truce
One obsession at a time;
Your grip is getting loose around the nettles
Time to flee, and fly you will
A felon with a melancholy muse