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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 4968046, member: 26302&quot;]ALL electrum coins were reconstructed from gold and silver. The very first coins in the world, at Lydia, were reconstructed even though electrum exists in nearby streams. It was determined by excavations of the Lydian mint that ancients could purify silver and gold to very high levels, so they knew what they were doing. I found it fascinating how the very first coins were &quot;standardized&quot; at a silver to gold relationship much lower in gold than what was found naturally. Even the first coiners in the world were stealing from the public! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Edit, btw a terrific example. Well struck and a fresh die![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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