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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 4587835, member: 19463&quot;]Electrum coins of the period retain a smoothness from the gold and silver that is lost in the high copper billon coins.&nbsp; All the polishing in the world does not make electrum from billon.&nbsp; I do not have an electrum Alexius but the Michael below illustrates the pale gold look of electrum.&nbsp; Gold alloys are easier to strike than are those with a lot of copper so the design from both dies is more likely to transfer properly.&nbsp; Billon coins usually have some weakness as on the OP coin.&nbsp; I would suggest you not buy other coins from this seller.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1136075[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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