My reply was meant for this commentThere are, and will be, myths which abound going into eternity.
Humans excel best as bullshit artists, everyone gets conned.
Silver has the highest electrical conductivity of all metals and cheaper. In fact, silver defines conductivity - all other metals are compared against it. On a scale of 0 to 100, silver ranks 100, with copper at 97 and gold at 76.
Due to cost, gold is not frequently used as a conductor.
