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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 3127848, member: 10461&quot;][USER=91469]@Milesofwho[/USER] - you&#039;re actually a bit closer to the truth than you probably expected to be.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now remember, after 128 years buried in the ground, that brass doorknob you posted would actually be a dark brownish-green color.</p><p><br /></p><p>But not if it was <i>gilt</i> brass, like the artifact that is about to be revealed.&nbsp; (Which also happens to have a convex, domed shape, though not really like a doorknob and nowhere near as large.)</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Gilt</i> brass is gold-plated.&nbsp; As gold is resistant to corrosion, it is still bright when found, usually, even in conditions as harsh as seawater immersion.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve dug gilt brass Civil War buttons that came out of the ground all nice and golden-looking.</p><p><br /></p><p>Speaking of which, it&#039;s time for me to resume typing,&nbsp; isn&#039;t it? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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