Top 10 Unknown Things That are Much More Valuable Than Gold

Gold has always been considered one of the most precious metals throughout human history, whether it was used during the Egyptian pharaohs or in the Roman Empire.

In modern days, it has been the basis of national economies, and it has been used to make jewelry and other luxury items.

However, there are other lesser-known things that are much more valuable than gold, such as certain rare chemicals or a certain type of tea.

So, despite its rarity and intrinsic value, gold is hardly the most valuable substance available to us.

Bellow, we will present the top ten things that are more valuable than gold (a gram of this precious yellow metal is valued at almost $60 in August 2021), according to Listverse:

The Caterpillar mushroom is a species that parasitizes the body of insects and grows at altitudes of over 3,000 meters, in Tibet and the Himalayas.

An old text from the 15th century calls the mushroom "an ocean of aphrodisiac qualities".

If black truffles cost $ 1.76 per gram, Caterpillar mushrooms are much rarer so they cost $ 110 a gram, which is twice as expensive as gold.

Iridium is one of the rarest chemical elements found on the Earth's crust. Instead, it is abundant in meteorites. The metal was discovered in 1803 and is silver-white.

Iridium is traded at about $ 6,000 per ounce (1 ounce = 28.34 grams), which is $ 211 / gram.

Depending on the fluctuations of the world market, rhodium is often the most expensive metal in the world. It is a white-silver material and belongs to the category of noble metals.

Rhodium is resistant to corrosion and is chemically inert.

It is used in the automotive industry, and its price before the pandemic was $ 950 a gram, but now, in August 2021, it is quoted at $ 550 a gram.

Many people believe that viper venom is a bad thing because it can cause death. However, it is a very precious element in medicine. It can be used as a powerful pain reliever, but it can also reduce tension.

Harvesting venom is not an easy task, so its price is very expensive. Royal cobra venom reaches $ 4,000 a gram.

One tea you've probably never heard of is Da Hong Pao. It is a Chinese tea made from the leaves of the Da Hong Pao tree, being strictly monitored by the government of this country.

There are only six trees left, which grow on Wuyi Mountain and are considered a national treasure.

A gram of tea costs no less than $ 1,400.

Plutonium is a very rare radioactive metal and is very dangerous to humans. It is used in the nuclear industry.

It was discovered in 1938 and is currently worth about $ 4,000 a gram.

Diamonds are much more expensive than gold. However, red diamonds are extremely rare on our planet.

Only 30 of them are currently known, and most of them do not weigh more than half a carat (about 0.1 grams).

They are worth a lot, and 1 gram can cost around $ 5 million.

Californium is a chemical that was discovered in 1950. It is the most valuable of all the chemicals traded on the world market.

Californium is produced in two laboratories around the world, one in the United States and one in Russia. A single gram costs $ 27 million.

Francium is a chemical element that was originally discovered in nature. It can be synthesized in the laboratory, being very rare.

It is used in scientific research, and a gram costs about $ 1 billion.

Antimatter is something science fiction for most people, but it really exists. It is known since the early twentieth century.

It cannot be stored in a normal container, it must be kept between electric and magnetic fields.

In 1999, NASA gave it a value, estimating that a gram could cost around $ 63.5 trillion.

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