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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2956759, member: 24314&quot;]physics-fan3.14, posted: &quot;Don&#039;t remove the copper spots. Those spots are not distracting.&nbsp; The orangey color shows the coin is original. Minor copper areas like that are perfectly natural on a gold coin. If you get it treated, you&#039;ll be left with &quot;white gold&quot; that is unattractive.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Jason has written a pretty decent beginners book for grading coins.&nbsp; I bought one and recommend it.&nbsp; You all have probably heard or read that grading is subjective and that eye-appeal is very important.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Therefore, if you like &quot;heavily spotted&quot; coins that have deteriorated since they were struck that <b>most professionals do not like</b> - keep the coin as is.&nbsp; BTW, have you ever wonder about this: Out of every 100 gold coins sent in to be conserved, what percentage do you think are simple copper spot removals?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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