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STUDY SEEKS SOURCE OF SILVER FOR ROMAN COINS

The United States proudly trumpets that our Gold and Silver American Eagle coins are made from precious metals exclusively mined domestically. Have you ever wondered just how much metal that goes into minting coins may have originated somewhere other than in the country in whose name those coins have been struck?

Regarding the United States, we know the nickel used in many of our minor denomination coins originated from

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