I think what you are referring to is the Moustachium Bar, which is unlocked from the game Space Chem and can be used to craft other Space Chem Items (which can be used in TF2)
Turning scrap into gold can be accomplished through the process of precious metal refining. This process takes metals and makes them purer. Alchemy is the medieval magic that supposedly turned scrap into gold.
The yellow soft gold metal scams sold in online scrap each year. Companies assays make Billion of Dollars. It's a big SCAM!
Yes, you can sell 18kt HGE (High Gold Electroplate) for scrap, but its value will be significantly lower than solid gold due to the thin layer of gold over a base metal. Most scrap buyers focus on the gold content, and since HGE contains minimal gold, it may not be worth much. It's important to check with local scrap dealers for their policies on HGE items, as some may not accept them at all.
Price of scrap gold is closely tied to gold prices. Some scrap gold buyers offer daily fixed rates or real time.
If you throw them in a waste basket, they will eventually get into a landfill. But if you are smart, you will take the scrap metal to a scrap metal recycling center (find one near you with google maps). These recycling centers will pay you CASH MONEY for your scrap metal. In other words, you can make money from what would otherwise be garbage. Once you recycle the scrap, it will get remelted into industrial grade materials. (aka copper, aluminum, lead, nickel, cobalt, iron, molybdenum, gold, platinum, silver ect)
Well, in today's market the yellow gold metal scrap in grams or one ounce does not cost ; only in the mind of the people per gram 43 Dollars 24k and for ounce cost 1,350 Dollars
There are a wide variety of ways to scrap, or recycle, ones gold in the United Kingdom. There are websites, run by companies such as Sell Your Gold and Gold Refiner. There are also more local shops, such as Birmingham Gold, that buy and sell scrap gold.
One can sell scrap gold to a number of vendors. The easiest place would be to go to your local jewelry store. Another useful place can buys scrap gold is a pawnbroker.
If it's an online game, it needs Xbox live gold in order to play.
Jewelers RARELY use old gold for casting, as it corrupts the casting process due to the nature of the metal and other impurities. Most of the time when they tell you they are using it, they are NOT. There is a product called CleanCast that helps the process, but fresh gold is ALWAYS better. If you use gold that is old, you can't be assured of the quality of the outcome. Poracity, crystallization of the metal and poor flow will make your piece look bad. A good jeweler will credit you for your scrap gold but most probably use his own refined gold to cast a piece
Both are poor substitutes but if you must trade in your gold do it in person off the recommendation of a jelwer and have them appraise what you wish to trade in as well.
Some of the best places to buy scrap gold is through ebay.com or ecrater.com. For more information on buying scrap gold visit http://www.ehow.com/how_4473496_buy-sell-scrap-gold.html. Scrap gold is sold online through quite a few sites; you can try any of these online stores/ sites :Joel's Gold Store (www.joelsgoldstore.com/); www.brokengold.com/ ; www.goldtradingexpress.com/; www.goldintomoney.com/ ; www.goldprice.org/;