If our human civilization is not the first human civilization on earth, then previous ones may have mined and used gold for wealth and exchange. This creates an avenue for possible scientific study. (hivelink)
If lost civilizations like Atlantis and Lemuria mined and created gold coins, then some of that gold may have found its way into modern collections. Is there a chemical test to discern what date the gold was mined?
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