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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mlov43, post: 4283894, member: 16729&quot;]I strikes me that this is an unusual choice of metal composition for a coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>The other reference to such an alloy in my cursory internet exploration was on the subject of Roman coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><font size="5">Are there others?</font></b></p><p><br /></p><p>The 50/50 silver-copper composition coin below is a South Korean 10,000-Won commemorative coin from the &quot;Bicentennial of the Catholic Church in Korea&quot; series from 1984.&nbsp; That year, Pope John Paul II came to Korea to canonize 103 martyrs killed in a series of 19th century persecutions of Christians in Korea.&nbsp; The coin&#039;s design features three of the more prominent martyrs.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1090061[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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