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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 2707379, member: 39084&quot;]Maybe a chemist on this site could chime in here, but I&#039;m pretty sure that elemental (metallic) gold cannot possibly react with silver, or any other metal, to give that other metal a gold tone.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gold is a VERY inert metal, and only ionic gold atoms will combine with other elements.&nbsp; It&#039;s very difficult to create ionic gold atoms -- you would need very strong chemicals or high amounts of energy -- so simply placing a silver coin in contact or close to a gold coin would not create toning that appears golden.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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