Dillon Gage Metals Calculates a Solid Gold Price Equivalent
ADDISON, TX (Feb. 26, 2016) – Dillon Gage Metals, an international precious metals wholesaler, decided to calculate the actual value of an Oscar award if it were made of solid gold. Which, sadly for the intended recipients, it isn’t. When coming up with the result, they sought the opinion of metallurgy experts in determining the parameters of the trophy and its corresponding value based on current gold prices.
Beginning with the dimensions of an Oscar award, they found that the statues are 13.5 inches high, each weighing 8.5 pounds. The statues are actually comprised of a pewter-like alloy called Britannia, which is 92 percent tin, six percent antimony and two percent copper.