I know these are not ancient, but my friends here probably know more about the actual metals that have gone into coinage than the folks at world coins forum so: Does anyone know where the silver for the fat man series of coins of China was from? Were there specific mines in Asia or is the silver a mixture from several places and continents? Thank You
A quick search shows China sourced silver from sources during its history. Looks as though the by the time of the fatman dollars, China already had tons of silver in the country from Europe, the Americas and Japan, but also had fully operational domestic mines in operation. In fact, the country still has active mines producing millions of ounces every year. What I don't find is if there is a specific source for the silver they were minutes in.
