![]() If anyone wants to know what an Electrum coin looks like, Just look at my avatar. My question is this if an Electrum Bullion coin or bar was produced would anyone want to purchase it, or am I alone on this?įor now, I will happily settle for my Bosporus Stater of Caracalla. The price would probably be less money than gold, but much higher than the spot price of silver.Įlectrum is my favorite precious metal and I would love to be able to have a bullion piece to add to my precious metals collection. I would love to see this metal make a resurgence. Gold essentially eliminated the need for producing Electrum.Įlectrum is a forgotten precious metal for producing coins or bullion. The Byzantine Empire was the last major power to produce coins in this metal. The higher the gold content, the more yellow Electrum appears and visa versa.įirst minted by Ancient Lydian, this metal has been around for about 7500 years. ![]() The color of Electrum can vary from a pale yellow to a deep yellow, depending on the gold to silver ratio. Greeks referred to the metal as white gold. Trace amounts of copper can also be found in Electrum. ![]() Some are probably thinking "What is Electrum." Electrum is a naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver. The metal I am talking about is Electrum. Soon I plan to add platinum and palladium to my collection.īut, one of my favorite metals is one that hasn't been produced for almost 1500 years. I recently purchased a rhodium coin from the Cohen Mint. I love to collect different series of coins, themes, different precious and semi precious metals.īesides owning copper, silver, and gold, I have been on a search for other metals to own.
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