Gold sucks compared to aluminum and other metals for most uses. Aluminum used to be way more expensive than gold. And when science was "alchemy" aluminum metal wasn't even known. It wasn't produced until the 19th Century, and at first absurdly expensive.
And we can, of course, transmute lead into gold using science. It's expensive and pointless, of course. And gold itself is mostly valued for its rarity and shininess.
But we can transmute carbon into diamond for less than the market price for diamonds. Diamonds are more expensive than gold.
And we can, of course, transmute lead into gold using science. It's expensive and pointless, of course. And gold itself is mostly valued for its rarity and shininess.
But we can transmute carbon into diamond for less than the market price for diamonds. Diamonds are more expensive than gold.