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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 26083683, member: 112"]It is not uncommon to find gold coins with trace amounts of silver in them. It's naturally occurring in the gold ore. And some gold ore has quite a bit of silver in it, it's known as electrum.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gold ore also often also contains copper. Which is why even with coins of the highest fineness verdigris will sometimes be seen on the gold coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 26083683, member: 112"]It is not uncommon to find gold coins with trace amounts of silver in them. It's naturally occurring in the gold ore. And some gold ore has quite a bit of silver in it, it's known as electrum. Gold ore also often also contains copper. Which is why even with coins of the highest fineness verdigris will sometimes be seen on the gold coins.[/QUOTE]
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