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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 3313699, member: 66&quot;]You are NOT going to be able to remove the solder with a soldering gun.&nbsp; I&#039;m assuming it is a silver solder and not a lead/tin solder because theis was probably used on jewelry and lead/tin is too soft/weak for such.a use/</p><p><br /></p><p>Gold melts at 1,935 degrees F, and silver at 1,735 Degrees.</p><p>Silver solder, depending on the type, melts between 1,200 and 1,400 degrees.&nbsp; Your typical soldering gun will get to 600 degrees.&nbsp; You will need a torch to melt that solder and you are not going to be able to remove it with desoldering braid or a solder vacuum because the temperatures would probably be high enough to destroy them.&nbsp; On the other hand being silver solder on a gold coin you CAN dissolve the solder with nitric or possibly sulfuric acid.&nbsp; The acid will dissolve the silver solder but will not affect the gold.&nbsp; There will most likely still be some damage present and the TPG&#039;s still will not straight grade it, but it may look better.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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