German silver Pubblico Deposited
Dr. Lewis Feuchtwanger's term (ca. 1837-64) for any of several white alloys of copper, nickel, tin, zinc, antimony, etc. His other term "American silver" quickly became obsolete; "Feuchtwanger's metal" refers to the alloy he used for his sample coins. Other alloys in the same family are known as argentan, argenton, britannia, maillechort, packtong, etc. None contain any silver. NUM 6/13, pp. 297-302.
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