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Did you know that gold sovereigns ought to have a hint of silver in the mix?

Just means the guy with the Quirky Cataracts has seen your coin...and he said its a belter.

Ah, the Oompa Loompas.
I just checked my spelling of them, and Google Search says:
People also ask
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Are Oompa-Loompas real?
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I have a further question:
Is it me?
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So, you're going to take it out of the plastic packaging, and put it in a plastic capsule instead?
Because you have heard plastic could ruin it?
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When I read OMP, I thought about little purple men from Wonka's Chocolate Factory, but they're different...

When I read OMP, I thought about little purple men from Wonka's Chocolate Factory, but they're different...

Most of that is from boating accidents by Forum members though, isn't it?

Didn't @James32 buy most of it?

Didn't @James32 buy most of it?

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The teeth might make a great testing device for gold and silver!
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You could always do a sceance with the Wyons and see if they would be willing to enlighten us. Granted it would be going a little above and certainly beyond...
Cue: Eerie music.

To be fair, with the amount of guesses I had, it'd be hard not to be close. These only thing I didn't say it was made of was Stay-Puft Marshmallow.

To be fair, with the amount of guesses I had, it'd be hard not to be close. These only thing I didn't say it was made of was Stay-Puft Marshmallow.

Back in the days when there was less obsession with putting copper in everything.

Silver plated steel.

The test reveals this coin is made of dragonglass, sorry, I mean obsidian. Got to remember Game of Thrones isn't real. 😁

Silver plated steel.

40% silver...20% gold and the rest is made up of a mixture of sweat and tears

The test reveals this coin is made of dragonglass, sorry, I mean obsidian. Got to remember Game of Thrones isn't real. 😁

Okay, you say it surprised you. I'll go for 101% silver, because to be honest that would surprise me too, and most scientists.
Maybe it's not the purity of the silver but perhaps it's got other elements in it, maybe palladium or something weird.

Okay, you say it surprised you. I'll go for 101% silver, because to be honest that would surprise me too, and most scientists.
Maybe it's not the purity of the silver but perhaps it's got other elements in it, maybe palladium or something weird.

Cupro-nickel.

People will buy them. I'm sure there was a time when people asked the same about £300 sovereigns, or even £200 sovereigns.

Don't call me Shirley...
 
I just want you to know, we're all counting on you.

Don't call me Shirley...
 
I just want you to know, we're all counting on you.