Wow. Stunning set and price. Congrats to the new owner.
who won the $6100 razor
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here is a list of gorham prefixes for match safes http://www.matchsafescholar.com/brief_history.asp which indicates X was used for 14. the density of 24k gold is approx 19g/m^3 and for steel/cooper approx 8g/m^3. resulting, the whole set should weigh 6 ounces at least.
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Somewhere PT Barnum is grinning from ear to ear.
Im all in for spending money on something you want especially something unique but I will say Im stunned 6 grand? 
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sure but will hit new records cause of the never ending money printing and the war of currencies... the QE program has no effects at all and is just a stupid approach to save the US or EU. probably the buyer will laugh about the price in about 5 or 10 years. imho, this was a better deal than a 5k deal for 5 position toggle set.
I agree the price will look much better 10 years hence. (Sounds like the Chilean currency has been taking a hit recently versus the dollar. Correct me if I am wrong. But it will get much worse if if interest rates start to rise in the US. Buyers will then flood to the dollar.)
Who are the big ticket item players around here? Anyone guessing which ones might it be?
After looking at some jewelry my wife has it occurred to me those numbers and letter may represent part numbers (catalog number) and an issue year. It seems unlikely that the weight would be stamped on the part in that fashion. If it was mine I'd get it assayed and appraised. To me, it's a used old razor and a very inefficient way to collect gold as well, not something I'd invest in at a third that price.
Yeah, those aren't gram weights. If I'm understanding Gorham's scheme correctly the number is their production code for the item and the "X" prefix was used for their gold items. I believe the "G" at the end is just Gorham's initial. The page on match safes that chilian linked to above is one of the pages I'd found, and here's another reference that's more of an overview. From about halfway into that page:
The fact that these pieces had production numbers would seem to indicate that this was a standard piece for them, rather than a custom order. That would also make some sense with the pieces having empty spaces to be monogrammed, which would seem weird for a custom piece.
I picked it up for my bug out bag.
Congrats, Tony!
I packed Arko to help defray the costs.
Congratulations!
I am kidding guys.
I know ... 
