What is the torch of the Statue of Liberty covered in?

Q: What is the torch of the Statue of Liberty covered in?

24-karat gold leaf.. Not bronze, not copper like the rest. The torch was re-clad in actual gold during a 1986 restoration — so the flame catches sunlight properly.

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24-karat gold leaf. — Not bronze, not copper like the rest. The torch was re-clad in actual gold during a 1986 restoration — so the flame catches sunlight properly.