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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 937107, member: 19463&quot;]I found it interesting that the early electrum coins with no type (just scratches on the anvil) had very distinctive (often three) punches while the lion types reverse had less of a design to the punch side and looked like a random rough bar end more than a die.&nbsp; Since I imagined I saw the lion, I was glad not to see anything on the reverse.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The whole matter was based on the specific density.&nbsp; I realize that there could be error in the measurement but your fingers should be able to tell the difference between copper and electrum just from picking up the thing and saying &#039;heavy&#039;.&nbsp; You might ask a jeweler to perform a test for the presence of gold which would confirm or deny the electrum question.&nbsp; That would be less destructive than the cut in half method.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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