Log in or Sign up
Coin Talk
Home
Forums
>
Coin Forums
>
Coin Chat
>
Cleaning Coins --- Just when does it start to hurt?
>
Reply to Thread
Message:
<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 762997, member: 112"]Fair enough, and I didn't interpret any of your comments to mean your you were being a wise guy. Hopefully mine are construed in the same way. Now let me throw one more wrench into the works. Take a coin, minted in pure gold, that has toned/changed color. It doesn't matter what type of light is used to view it, but when viewed next to a freshly minted coin the color is definitely different.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now here's the wrench - take that toned pure gold coin and dip it. Then place it next to a freshly minted coin of the same fineness - and voila ! They are the same color again.</p><p><br /></p><p>However - doing the same process with distilled water or acetone - the color change remains the same.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now maybe these are not scientic experiments with all of the molecular structure & chemical analysis to go along with it. But I know this much, when it comes to chemistry and physics - simple often provides the most profound of truths. I like simple and I tend to believe what my eyes see before me.</p><p><br /></p><p>My conclusion, if it walks like a duck, looks like a duck, and sounds like a duck - it's probably a duck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 762997, member: 112"]Fair enough, and I didn't interpret any of your comments to mean your you were being a wise guy. Hopefully mine are construed in the same way. Now let me throw one more wrench into the works. Take a coin, minted in pure gold, that has toned/changed color. It doesn't matter what type of light is used to view it, but when viewed next to a freshly minted coin the color is definitely different. Now here's the wrench - take that toned pure gold coin and dip it. Then place it next to a freshly minted coin of the same fineness - and voila ! They are the same color again. However - doing the same process with distilled water or acetone - the color change remains the same. Now maybe these are not scientic experiments with all of the molecular structure & chemical analysis to go along with it. But I know this much, when it comes to chemistry and physics - simple often provides the most profound of truths. I like simple and I tend to believe what my eyes see before me. My conclusion, if it walks like a duck, looks like a duck, and sounds like a duck - it's probably a duck.[/QUOTE]
Your name or email address:
Do you already have an account?
No, create an account now.
Yes, my password is:
Forgot your password?
Stay logged in
Coin Talk
Home
Forums
>
Coin Forums
>
Coin Chat
>
Cleaning Coins --- Just when does it start to hurt?
>
Home
Home
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Activity
Recent Posts
Forums
Forums
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Posts
Competitions
Competitions
Quick Links
Competition Index
Rules, Terms & Conditions
Gallery
Gallery
Quick Links
Search Media
New Media
Showcase
Showcase
Quick Links
Search Items
Most Active Members
New Items
Directory
Directory
Quick Links
Directory Home
New Listings
Members
Members
Quick Links
Notable Members
Current Visitors
Recent Activity
New Profile Posts
Sponsors
Menu
Search
Search titles only
Posted by Member:
Separate names with a comma.
Newer Than:
Search this thread only
Search this forum only
Display results as threads
Useful Searches
Recent Posts
More...