There are central banks—particularly in closed or semi-closed economies—that are willing to purchase sub-investment-grade gold, sometimes as low as ~80% purity, often sourced from parts of Africa or other opaque supply chains. That gold is then booked as tonnage/kgs, not adjusted for purity in any economically meaningful way.
On paper, a ton is a ton. I…
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