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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 763141, member: 15199&quot;]<p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">I have not done it myself, but I have no doubts this would occur because of this.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">By using the dip to change the state of any surrounding molecules back to the original, Gold atoms which aren&#039;t affected by the dip themselves can change color back to their original gold color due to the change in the surrounding atoms( caused by the dip effects).</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">But I see your point, and I agree the gold can change color, but there is no chemical bond ( covalent, etc) occurring between the gold atom and another such as sulfur, oxygen, etc., so the color change is not caused by the same reactions that cause toning in other coin metal.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">&nbsp;It is also most likely that with the mix of gold and other metals in coins that most of the visible color change is with the other metals than gold in the mix, so that any copper or silver with the gold changes and our eyes see the blended color as it is at the atomic level.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">Since it has commonly been called toning, I will use that word also, and not be like the &quot;cent-penny&quot; fanatics.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">Nah Doug, who would ever think that of you&nbsp; :hug:</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">Jim</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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