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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;charley, post: 8078630, member: 5372&quot;]2,000 years ago maybe needs clarification.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gold was first mined in Asia Minor in 2000 BCE.</p><p>Electrum was used by Egyptians from 5000 BCE. The Egyptians knew it was a mixture of gold and silver to different percentages.</p><p>The first pure gold coins were by Croesus (Lydia) via refinery method in 561 BCE.</p><p>The first purity of gold test was by the Egyptians CA. 1500 BCE.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gold has always been recognized as mixed with other alloys since 5000 BCE...possibly earlier but no definitive record of an earlier date has been discovered by Archeologists....yet.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know some stuff (I think).</p><p><br /></p><p>(Insert any emoji you want, here)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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