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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SilverSurfer, post: 983268, member: 21603&quot;]Oh come on.&nbsp; .9999 is labeled as so, because 100% pure is impossible.&nbsp; If 100% pure were possible, then why doesn&#039;t any mint make 100% pure bullion.&nbsp; Think about it, which mint wouldn&#039;t want to be the one to boast that their coins are 100% pure, while their competitions are only 99.99%.&nbsp; You don&#039;t think that they put the .001 of other metals in the final product to make the &quot;alloy&quot; more stable or to harden the &quot;alloy.&quot;&nbsp; And who knows what the .001 other metal is?&nbsp; Is it copper, silver, nickel, plastic?&nbsp; 90% junk silver coins are listed as 90% silver 10% copper.&nbsp; I&#039;d be a fool to think every single junk coin has exactly 90.000% silver and 10.000% copper and contains no other metal as in impurity.&nbsp; The whole notion is just ridiculous.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for impurities toning the coin, I agree with the original analysis.&nbsp; The scientific methods used are very thorough.&nbsp; I&#039;ve worked with an electron microscope and with X-ray spectroscopy and they tell you exactly what the material is in question.&nbsp; You might not think that .01% is much and shouldn&#039;t spoil the overall quality of the coin, but if a pot stew only had .01% rat crappola <span style="color: red">edited</span> in it, would you still be willing to eat it?&nbsp; Or would .01% impurities of that nature be too much and spoil the whole product, even though .01% should be completely undetectable?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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