'60s Sony, solid-gold TO-92 leads?

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Starting to open some of my '60s SS Sony gear to restore, the little transistors have gold leads (not plated, putty-soft gold). Is this just a Sony thing or was it common? I do see some of the flying-saucer transistors with gold leads in other equipment (EX: McIntosh) but I've not noticed any of the more common packages like the TO-92.
 
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