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ELI5: Why has gold been valued almost unanimously in nearly every culture?
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It's relatively rare, yet can be found fairly easily. It's (almost) completely non-reactive...and so can be found in a pure state right out of the ground.  This is also a property that makes it very long lasting...it does not corrode and is *very* recyclable. 
It's pretty to look at and can easily be made into durable objects. 

It is very difficult to find these qualities any other materials.