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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 77233, member: 669&quot;]That works fine for gold plating the entire coin, but jgandolph was specifically asking about the ones with a gold &quot;spot&quot; on a silver coin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>To deposit gold on a selected spot would involve a careful application of a &quot;resist&quot;, such as wax, laquer, or something similar, to everyplace that isn&#039;t supposed to be platied.&nbsp; Then the resist material on the coin would have to be (forgive the &quot;dirty&quot; language) <u>cleaned</u> off. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I can tell you from experience with making printed circuit boards that electroplating selected areas is a lot more labor intensive than simply applying gesso and burnishing gold leaf to those areas. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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