Testing One’s Metal

In the Stone Age, Neolithic man prized gold for its luminous color and malleability. By the fifth millennium B.C., the Sumerians mined silver to create ornaments, jewelry and money. Later the ancient Egyptians wore copper jewelry as a status symbol and to ward off evil spirits.

Now Tiffany & Co. is trumpeting that, in honor of its 175^th anniversary, modern-day alchemists have made a new precious metal to adorn the wrists, fingers and necks of its wealthy clientele.

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