The steady erosion of the value of the dollar has over the last few decades increased the investment allure of copper. Ever the poor man’s consolation prize, it hung on the necks of third-place athletes or jingled in the pockets of the not-so-well-to-do. But those days are fading. The price of copper has increased tenfold since the 1960s and has forced the world’s mints to stop its coining except for ceremonial collectibles - and bullion. A look on any given day on eBay finds literally thousands of different offerings for this red metal.

We throw our hat into the ring and one-up the competition by offering one more “nine” than the lowly .999 ounces everyone else confroms to… because, well, because we’re all about the science, right?