Are you sure. I thought they always alloyed the coins that went into circulation. Otherwise they are too soft. Or are you talking about the old Roman and Greek coins?
Marshall Tel Tofflemire wrote: > some Old Coins were minted or hammered out of silver and gold bullion in the > olden days, it wasn't until they (US GOV) removed all gold and most pure > silver > from our monetary system that silver was only a % of the coin, not pure. > > My Grandfather told me they used silver bullion or coins in milk because they > had no refrigeration in the mid 1800's. Also it was a good hiding place. > Tel > Dewey, AZ > > "Albert E. Peirce" wrote: > > > If you go to "www.usmint.gov" you will find that US silver coinage is 90% > > silver and 10% alloy. Also, sterling silver is 92.5% silver, 7.5% alloy, per > > Webster's New World Dictionary, Second College Edition,1972. These are not > > insignificant percentages of silver in everyday usage, so why is it not > > possible that some benefit may have accrued through use or custom in the > > past??? Regards, Al Peirce... > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tel Tofflemire" <telt...@cableone.net> > > To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> > > Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 9:50 AM > > Subject: Re: CS>Whoa, sorry bout that other message... please don't open - > > lots ofhtml code in it. Here's my question about silver coins. > > > > > Not many us coins are pure silver. Only one I know is a commemorative > > $5.00 Canada Silver Maple Leaf coin. US coins have nickel, tin and who > > knows > > > what all, but Not much pure silver. > > > Tel > > > Dewey, AZ > > > > > > Nicole K wrote: > > > > > > > Hi List members, > > > > > > > > I was thinking about the coins the wagon train settlers used to keep > > their > > > > milk fresh - silver coins in the milk jugs. I'm assuming this is true > > and > > > > wondered if simply sucking on a pure silver coin would do anything to > > allay > > > > the onset of throat infection or sore throat. I guess it wouldn't be as > > > > effective as taking the colloid. > > > > > > > > Anyone have any opinions on this?? > > > > ________________________________________________ > > > > Pacific Pine Cones - scented, coloured, plain for Christmas crafts & > > decor - pine, spruce, redwood. Send an email request for product/price > > list. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > > > > > > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > > > > > > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > > > > > > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > > > > > > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> > > > > > >
