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<p>[QUOTE="900fine, post: 682048, member: 6036"]I presume the real question is "Do gold <i><b>coins</b></i> tone ?". This thread proves they do.</p><p> </p><p>More importantly is <i>how </i>they tone. The various metallic alloys used for coinage tone differently. Gold, silver, copper, nickel - they all have their own properties, so they tend to tone differently.</p><p> </p><p>Gold toning tends to be more <i><b>subtle</b></i> - as shown in this thread. I have never seen anything remotely resembling rainbow toning as is commonly seen on silver and copper. I have never seen gold tone rainbow as in Lehigh's coin, for example.</p><p> </p><p>Don't forget - it's not just the metallic gold in the coin, but the copper alloy and surface impurities which color over time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="900fine, post: 682048, member: 6036"]I presume the real question is "Do gold [I][B]coins[/B][/I] tone ?". This thread proves they do. More importantly is [I]how [/I]they tone. The various metallic alloys used for coinage tone differently. Gold, silver, copper, nickel - they all have their own properties, so they tend to tone differently. Gold toning tends to be more [I][B]subtle[/B][/I] - as shown in this thread. I have never seen anything remotely resembling rainbow toning as is commonly seen on silver and copper. I have never seen gold tone rainbow as in Lehigh's coin, for example. Don't forget - it's not just the metallic gold in the coin, but the copper alloy and surface impurities which color over time.[/QUOTE]
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