gold on foil

[goldmindery]

gold ~3 mils on foil, 4 inches x 36 - 40 inches , weight 4+ grams, one side shiny gold, other side dull gold, some small unplated spots, many available

 

[Yggdrasil]

gold ~3 mils on foil, 4 inches x 36 - 40 inches , weight 4+ grams, one side shiny gold, other side dull gold, some small unplated spots, many availableView attachment 65101

Are there a question in here?

 

[Martijn]

gold ~3 mils on foil, 4 inches x 36 - 40 inches , weight 4+ grams, one side shiny gold, other side dull gold, some small unplated spots, many availableView attachment 65101

a drop of nitric will tell if there is something precious in / on it.

 

[goldshark]

It is funny how realistic Mylar can get to Gold foils. Anodized Aluminum will be hardly affected by Nitric.

 

[goldshark]

gold ~3 mils on foil, 4 inches x 36 - 40 inches , weight 4+ grams, one side shiny gold, other side dull gold, some small unplated spots, many availableView attachment 65101

Any idea what this was manufactured for?

 

[kurtak]

Any idea what this was manufactured for?

Looks to me like gold that has plated to aluminum foil when cementing gold from a cyanide solution with aluminum foil

Kurt

 

[anarxi]

Dutch metal is a form of brass. The alloy typically consists of 85–88% copper and the remainder being zinc. It is also known by other names such as "composition gold leaf", "Dutch gold", "Schlagmetal" and "Schlag leaf".[1]

It is very malleable and ductile and so can be beaten into very thin sheets. These sheets are sold for use as metal leaf or imitation gold leaf.[2] The addition of arsenic produces an alloy with similar properties but coloured white