Ashley, Michigan - 48806. Ashley is located in eastern Gratiot County just a mile north of M-57. This village was organized in 1884, named after John M. Ashley, then owner of the Toledo, Saginaw and Muskegon Railroad. He built a spur to the town at that time - most likely for the transportation of lumber harvested in the area.
Silver was one of the earliest metals used to make coins. The Romans used silver in this way as early as 269 BC (more than 2000 years ago). Mexico is the only country today that uses silver in its circulating coinage.
For more than 2,000 years, nickel silver has been used in a number of applications, such as jewelry, coins, plated objects and tableware. It has a silvery-white color and the metal resists abrasion, making it a preferable metal. In terms of properties, it has much in common with bronze and brass.