Surface Enrichment

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In metal alloy coinage, an occurrence where the more 'noble' metal has a higher observed concentration at the surface of the coin than at the center. A silver-copper alloy has a higher concentration of silver and a gold-silver alloy has a higher concentration of gold. This phenomenon is important since the composition of coins is used to locate their source and gain other data.

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