On Monday, May 6, 2002, at 09:22 AM, Patrick Chkoreff wrote: > ... > Platinum coins are much more shiny and lustrous than your picture shows.
... One Oz. Platinum Eagles have both mirror-shiny and satin finishes on them, and they are widely considered one of the most beautiful US coins ever struck. I sure think so, and I'm "into" coins! (Of course, the ultimate is a St. Gaudens!) The problem is that aside from gold and copper (that I can think of anyway) most metals are probably best described as 'silvery.' Hmm. And both gold and copper are known to occasionally appear in pure or almost-pure form naturally, though I don't know what that weird factoid has to do with anything. JMR --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use e-gold's Secure Randomized Keyboard (SRK) when accessing your e-gold account(s) via the web and shopping cart interfaces to help thwart keystroke loggers and common viruses.
