"Reid Goldsborough" wrote in message
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... In the August issue of the Celator, in an
article titled "Electrum," Michael Marotta broke free from this long
tradition and defined it differently, as gold alloyed with any
appreciable amount of silver.

Actually, as I read it, he offered many differing definitions of electrum,
without claiming any as his own.

Thus, Saints and other U.S. gold coins
"qualify as electrum issues."

Yes.
And?

According to British standards, US silver coinage is not silver (92.5%+),
but is debased at 90%.

So what?
One man's meat is another man's croissant.


A very interesting perspective. Change the meaning of words, and you
can rewrite history. The article includes some very nice coins, all
the ancient ones being from CNG.

....and?



I'm immersed right now in the issue of these first coins. Fascinating
stuff. Talking about paradigm changes.

and picking nits?

There wouldn't be a personal aspect to this criticism, would there Reid?