29/04/2026
Buyer beware!!
A popular TV and online shopping channel is selling these little beauties - this is the online description: “the 24K Yellow Gold Lady Fortuna Foil, a meaningful keepsake crafted in pure gold (Au999, 0.01g)…. Lightweight yet rich in meaning, this foil is more than decoration it's a legacy in precious metal.”
You can’t call it a scam - it clearly states there is only 0.01g fine gold… But how many will people realise that’s only a hundredth of a gram? Plated onto plastic. No resale value as gold, whatsoever, as you couldn’t recover such a tiny amount of gold even by smelting…
To be fair they are relatively inexpensive, priced between £19 and £50 approx on the website, and probably “reduced” well below that. So fine if you just want a decorative keepsake - but please don’t look on them as an investment!