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Bronze is another good option for discerning copperchads

>>52803571
Thanks for noticing fren, it's a middle Bronze Age dagger found in a waterlogged tannin rich marsh/bog environment in the Netherlands which accounts for the exceptional state of preservation of the metal and bone handle, the ancient symbol inscribed on both sides makes it even more remarkable. 99.99% of ancient bronze is thickly patinated with their wood/bone components having turned to dust aeons ago. Not sure if the cracked blade is due to a ritual "sacrifice" of the dagger or accidental but bronze was very precious and never casually thrown away. I was very lucky to get my hands on it, pieces like it are rarely seen outside museums.

>>52803907
>Would .925 be a better buy if you are buying them only for silver?

Yes absolutely, it requires more chemicals and effort to process lower purity alloys into .999 so depending on the refinery anything under 70-80% will be worth less when selling or cost you more to get refined than good stuff like .925. If the price per ozt asw is the same definitely get the sterling. I think .500 smolbois like 3 pences might be worth a little premium and wouldn't mind having a pile of them but generally speaking it's not a desirable fineness.

>>52742045
Based invisible copper poster

>>52223236
>I wonder if 50 grams is enough to make an Otzi axe or not

No, you'll need a fair bit more copper than that to make a proper chalcolithic axe.