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Message:: [QUOTE="stevex6, post: 1864275, member: 44183"]Yah, I've looked in awe at some of these electrum babies, but until today, I shied-away and thought to myself  => "Self, those are big-boy coins ... those Goldilocks aren't for the likes of you!!" ... but when this sweet lil' coin stayed within my budget, I lept-out like a starvin' Moray-eel and took-out Nemo!! => man, I sure hope that you awesome coin-buddies think that this coin is as cool as I do!!  LESBOS, Mytilene. EL Hekte – Sixth StaterCirca 478-455 BCDiameter: 10 mmWeight: 2.48 gramsObverse: Ram’s head rightReverse: Incuse bull’s head rightReference: Bodenstedt Em. 27; HGC 6, 954 [ATTACH=full]313788[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]313789[/ATTACH]  Electrum is a naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver, with trace amounts of copper and other metals. It has also been produced artificially, and is often known as green gold. The ancient Greeks called it 'gold' or 'white gold', as opposed to 'refined gold'. Its colour ranges from pale to bright yellow, depending on the proportions of gold and silver.[/QUOTE]