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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 796294, member: 112"]People have been offering explanations for decades. And every time a new one is given people nod their heads and accept it as being fact. </p><p><br /></p><p>Well, maybe it is fact.But if it is, then why does it keep happening and why do the explanations always change?</p><p><br /></p><p>The latest explanation being offered by the US MInt for the red colorationon the .9999 Buffs is that some oil is getting on the coins during the striking process. But what gets me - is that people accept that explantion.</p><p><br /></p><p>C'mon, use your heads people. Gold does not change color because some oil gets on it. Gold is impervious to almost everything. Even strong acids don't leave a mark on gold let alone change the color. Aqua regia is the only thing that even touches gold. </p><p><br /></p><p>And of course there's always the explanation that it is impurities in the gold alloy that cause color changes or toning - and yes even the red spots. They call them copper spots because copper was used in most coinage alloys. </p><p><br /></p><p>Well what about those coins that don;t have any copper in them ? Those gold Buffs for example - .9999 pure and still they turn red sometimes. THAT'S why the new explanation of oil being the culprit. When the old explanation doesn't work anymore, then a new one is needed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, guess what. They've needed a new one for centuries. Because 400, 500, 600, 700 years ago gold coins were struck in pure gold - 1.0000 gold. And ya know what - they sometimes got red spots on them !</p><p><br /></p><p>One of these days people are going to wake up and admit that they don't know why. They will admit that gold, even pure gold, tones sometimes. They will face the evidence that has been in front of their eyes for thousands of years and finally say - we were wrong. Gold is not the "noble metal" that we thought it to be. Even though it is impervious to almost everything on the planet - sometimes it tones. We don't know what it is or why it is, we just know that it is something about the metal itself - it tones. Just like every other metal known to man.</p><p><br /></p><p>So Rich - sometimes there just isn't an explanation. Sometimes it just is.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 796294, member: 112"]People have been offering explanations for decades. And every time a new one is given people nod their heads and accept it as being fact. Well, maybe it is fact.But if it is, then why does it keep happening and why do the explanations always change? The latest explanation being offered by the US MInt for the red colorationon the .9999 Buffs is that some oil is getting on the coins during the striking process. But what gets me - is that people accept that explantion. C'mon, use your heads people. Gold does not change color because some oil gets on it. Gold is impervious to almost everything. Even strong acids don't leave a mark on gold let alone change the color. Aqua regia is the only thing that even touches gold. And of course there's always the explanation that it is impurities in the gold alloy that cause color changes or toning - and yes even the red spots. They call them copper spots because copper was used in most coinage alloys. Well what about those coins that don;t have any copper in them ? Those gold Buffs for example - .9999 pure and still they turn red sometimes. THAT'S why the new explanation of oil being the culprit. When the old explanation doesn't work anymore, then a new one is needed. Well, guess what. They've needed a new one for centuries. Because 400, 500, 600, 700 years ago gold coins were struck in pure gold - 1.0000 gold. And ya know what - they sometimes got red spots on them ! One of these days people are going to wake up and admit that they don't know why. They will admit that gold, even pure gold, tones sometimes. They will face the evidence that has been in front of their eyes for thousands of years and finally say - we were wrong. Gold is not the "noble metal" that we thought it to be. Even though it is impervious to almost everything on the planet - sometimes it tones. We don't know what it is or why it is, we just know that it is something about the metal itself - it tones. Just like every other metal known to man. So Rich - sometimes there just isn't an explanation. Sometimes it just is.[/QUOTE]
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