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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;1934 Wreath Crown, post: 4577482, member: 76965&quot;]Definitely not specks from the beheading of Louis XVI.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this explains it:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Gold coins contain a percentage of metal alloy that is not gold. This is usually in the form of silver, copper and other harder metals that lend themselves to durability. During the alloy process of these metals (where it is a combination of gold, silver, copper and other metals) the molten metal cools and crystallizes at different rates. There is a slight tendency for the metals with a higher melting point to begin to crystallize first which can lead to small localized pockets of metal with a higher or lower concentration of elements. It is around these small pockets that red spots can sometimes appear.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Most likely copper.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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