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Show The Color of Gold. The Idea that gold varies somewhat In color, according' to the locality In which It Is found, Is widely prevalent even among miners and money changers and handlers in tho gold-producing districts, but such notion Is, on the authority of experts Tt the Philadelphia mint, wholly erroneous Pure 0ld-that Is gold without any al-oy al-oy or Sthor Impurlty-Js of one unvarying, unvary-ing, unchanging color. Few people however, how-ever, see such gold. All th0 gold of commerce com-merce used either as money or for jewelry jew-elry has alloy In It after It Is manufactured manufac-tured Into the desired article. Even tho nugget of gold, which is sometimes oulte pure Is covered with dirt and stains on the outside that conceal Its true color and all gold dust which Is melted at tho gonto'thfc00"1111113 lmimlUcs TMs Is the reason why Mexican gold for Instance, has a. redder tinge than tiint of California, and the same Is truo whether it be a niece of money or Mow? elry The r.-d tlngo Is caused bv tho presenco of copper nnd tho paler tl me hv silver, nnd in the mints of the different countries the amount and kind of S used differ sufficiently to glvo different tints to the money.-PhlladeTphla nonh |