To make gold, take as much base metal ore as you like – say cupronickel – and heat it in a crucible.    From Wordnik.com.  [Secrets of alchemy revealed! �� Its advantages and disadvantages.] Reference

So again, today ` s "Entertainment Weekly" Oscar quiz -- Oscar statuettes were first made of bronze before the Academy switched to which of these gold-plated alloys, adamantium, britannia metal, cupronickel or brass?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 25, 2005] Reference

If it pleases you, you can even make disks of that base cupronickel and let folk use that, as their chink-chink attracts and entertains the simpler of them who are happy to use piddling little numbers rather than big numbers with lots of noughts after them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Secrets of alchemy revealed! �� Its advantages and disadvantages.] Reference

The new metallic content of the cupronickel coin will reduce its the attractiveness for smugglers, "the ED said.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Economic Times] Reference

Was it A, adamantium, B, britannia metal, C, cupronickel or D, brass?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 25, 2005] Reference