Coin Terminology and Glossary
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Platinum
- Explanation: A dense (heavy) silvery grey metal, atomic number 78, atomic weight 195.078, used by pre-Columbian South American indians, and rediscovered in the 18th century. Its first use for coins was by Russia in 1828, following the discovery of large platinum deposits in the Ural mountains in 1822
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