Unlike Venezuela's battered currency, gold does not depreciate, and residents of the country's mining town of El Dorado use the precious metal…
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Gold dust is a common method of payment in El Dorado and other Venezuelan mining towns
Gold dealers dot the streets of El Dorado
A gram of gold that took a family of five four hours to extract
In El Dorado, groceries are priced in gold weight
A gram of gold can fetch between $85 and $100
In the Venezuelan mining community of El Dorado, the majority of residents carry around gold instead of cards or cash to pay for groceries.
Here’s what you need to do if you want to part with your precious metals.
Have you ever driven by a jewelry store with a big, bold “we buy gold” sign out front?
Clogau gold is prized for its scarcity, Welsh heritage and ties to the British royal family, fetching up to 10 times the standard market rate