Britannica online encyclopedia article on electrum (alloy), natural or artificial alloy of gold with at least 20 percent silver, which was used to make the first known coins in the Western world. Most natural electrum contains copper, iron, palladium, bismuth, and perhaps other metals. ... gold alloy...
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Aspects of the topic electrum are discussed in the following places at Britannica. ... Electrum is a gold-silver alloy containing 20 to 45 percent silver. It varies from pale yellow to silver white in colour and is usually associated with silver ...
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electrum n. An alloy of silver and gold. [Middle English, from Latin ēlectrum , amber, from Greek ēlektron ... Electrum is a naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver, with trace amounts of copper and other metals. It has also been produced artificially. The ancient Greeks called it 'gold' or 'white gold',
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Before the widely accepted use of silver and gold as a form or trade and currency there was electrum. Electrum, a naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver... ... Electrum: A Unique Silver & Gold Alloy | The Silver Mine Gifts Blog [link to post]
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Significantly more expensive than Silver, it is also available in serveral grades and alloys. When mixed with silver, the alloy is called Electrum. The color of gold varies with the alloy metals. Gold has a higher tensile strength than silver.
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Electrum is defined as gold and silver having a quivering beauty and glowing brilliance all its own. The very elements and minerals of the earth are what have caused life to exist, without the beauty of the earth and the curative ability our health and well being would cease.
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The Lydian Lion as the world's first coin ... Among what we know with confidence is that the Lydian Lion trite was the most common Lydian denomination of its time[7]and that it's made of electrum, an alloy of gold and silver called "white gold" in ancient times.[8]
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