SUASA Copper/Gold or Gold/Copper alloy

asomotif · 5th September 2007, 03:23 PM

Hello forumites,

Does anybody know th eprecentages of copper and gold in Suasa ?
is their a recepy, or was it up to the goldsmith to decide ?

Maybe also a nice thread to put some puctures of Suasa adorned weapons ?
Here is one from my collection.

asomotif · 5th September 2007, 03:26 PM

and one more picture.

asomotif · 5th September 2007, 03:28 PM

VANDOO · 5th September 2007, 08:07 PM

I HAD READ A FORMULA FOR IT SOMEWHERE A FEW YEARS AGO BUT UNFORTUNATELY DON'T REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS NOW OR WHERE I SAW IT.
IT USED OLD COINS AND GAVE THE DENOMINATINS OF THE GOLD COINS AND SILVER COINS AND THE NUMBERS TO BE MELTED DOWN TO FORM SWASSA. I THINK THE COINS WERE DUTCH, IT SHOULD BE POSSIBLE TO FIND OUT THE WEIGHT AND PURITY OF THE COINS USED AND THEN USE GOLD AND SILVER INSTEAD OF OLD COINS AS IT WAS DONE IN THE PAST WHEN THE COINS WERE READILY AVAILABLE. IF I RUN ACROSS IT IN THE FUTURE AGAIN I WILL LET YOU KNOW, PERHAPS SOMEONE ELSE MAY REMEMBER AS I DID SHARE THE INFO WITH SOME.GOOD LUCK

Tim Simmons · 5th September 2007, 08:13 PM

low quality really. http://www.jewelryexpert.com/articles/Pinchbeck.htm

David · 5th September 2007, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim Simmons

low quality really. http://www.jewelryexpert.com/articles/Pinchbeck.htm

From what i can gather from this article "Pinchbeck" doesn't contain any real gold. This is not the case with suassa.

VVV · 5th September 2007, 08:16 PM

Willem,

It's 25% gold, 19% silver and 56% copper.

Michael

ThePepperSkull · 25th May 2011, 05:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VVV

Willem,

It's 25% gold, 19% silver and 56% copper.

Michael

Very interesting. Does this recipe for suasa vary depending on region, or is this the standard for what we usually see?

5th September 2007, 03:23 PM	#1
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,221	SUASA Copper/Gold or Gold/Copper alloy Hello forumites, Does anybody know th eprecentages of copper and gold in Suasa ? is their a recepy, or was it up to the goldsmith to decide ? Maybe also a nice thread to put some puctures of Suasa adorned weapons ? Here is one from my collection. Attached Images

5th September 2007, 03:26 PM	#2
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,221	and one more picture. Attached Images

5th September 2007, 03:28 PM	#3
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,221	oops wrong fourm / should be on general discussion

5th September 2007, 08:07 PM	#4
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I HAD READ A FORMULA FOR IT SOMEWHERE A FEW YEARS AGO BUT UNFORTUNATELY DON'T REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS NOW OR WHERE I SAW IT. IT USED OLD COINS AND GAVE THE DENOMINATINS OF THE GOLD COINS AND SILVER COINS AND THE NUMBERS TO BE MELTED DOWN TO FORM SWASSA. I THINK THE COINS WERE DUTCH, IT SHOULD BE POSSIBLE TO FIND OUT THE WEIGHT AND PURITY OF THE COINS USED AND THEN USE GOLD AND SILVER INSTEAD OF OLD COINS AS IT WAS DONE IN THE PAST WHEN THE COINS WERE READILY AVAILABLE. IF I RUN ACROSS IT IN THE FUTURE AGAIN I WILL LET YOU KNOW, PERHAPS SOMEONE ELSE MAY REMEMBER AS I DID SHARE THE INFO WITH SOME.GOOD LUCK

5th September 2007, 08:13 PM	#5
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,739	low quality really. http://www.jewelryexpert.com/articles/Pinchbeck.htm

5th September 2007, 08:16 PM	#7
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	Willem, It's 25% gold, 19% silver and 56% copper. Michael