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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2374985, member: 19463&quot;]TIF&#039;s answer is great but like all good information it brings up more questions.&nbsp; Why do we metal people feel the need to separate silver from sort-of silver from looks like silver?&nbsp; However, we call gold &#039;gold&#039; even when it is well under half gold and give it different names including the word gold depending on what it was alloyed with (red gold, white gold, rose gold etc.).&nbsp; Coin people do allow &#039;electrum&#039; for gold/silver alloys that range over quite a variety of recipes.&nbsp; Consistency is not our strong suit. </p><p><br /></p><p>Coin people have no problem using AE for any alloy of copper as long as it looks even a little red or yellow (bronze, brass, leaded bronze, orichalcum).&nbsp; However, 75% copper and 25% nickel is just &#039;nickel&#039;.&nbsp; Pot metal is like canine &#039;mutts&#039; in that the term tells little about the thing.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Considering the messy facts, we are lucky that we have TIF to make it simple but If we posted photos of a range of these coins, it might be hard to say exactly which ones should be called billon and which silver (or something else?).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>We see silver coins that have not tarnished after many years like good silver should.&nbsp; Is anyone rhodium plating these?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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