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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 26084113, member: 101855&quot;]Silver is often found in gold ore. It’s not unusual to find silver traces in older, pre 1933 U.S. gold coins. After the southern mints opened in the late 1830s, it could be more than a trace. The Philadelphia Mint got on them if the silver content was too high. Too much silver made the golden color pale. </p><p><br /></p><p>The silver was removed with Nitric acid. If the early mint was running short of that, more silver could be found in the gold coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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