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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ian, post: 126729, member: 283&quot;]Billon is a fairly loose term usually applied to coins made from silver debased with copper. The ratios of silver to copper vary tremendously dependent upon time and location. Some German states `billon&#039; coinage is far more copper than anything else. In short, with regards to your douzaines.....I don&#039;t know what the actual ration of silver : copper is, but I would have thought 65% copper to 35% silver would not be too far off the mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>Afterthought: I decided to go look at Wikipedia to see what they say on the matter. Check it out:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billon" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billon" rel="nofollow">http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billon</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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