Although gold has a rather vivid history as one of the most popular materials for creating jewelry, a form that would interest Atlanta gold buyers, the substance is also used for a great many machines and items not related to beautiful jewelry. Because gold is so resistant to breaking down and corrosion, it is used in the areas of dentistry and often in electronics due to being quite a ductile element. Denser than lead yet malleable enough to be flattened into thin, nearly translucent sheets, gold is one of the most versatile elements on the plant.