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Message:: [QUOTE="Conder101, post: 1419576, member: 66"]Of course you can't FIX it, but that can often be made better.  At least better than having a big lump of solder on the coin.  Most people think "just use a soldering iron and some soldering wick". That might work if is is cheap lead solder (400 - 500 degree F), but that is seldom used for jewelry etc.  Usually you run into silver or gold solders that your going to have to heat to 1100 degrees of more.  Without some special fluxes and/or the capability to work in an inert atmosphere you are going to run into some serious heat discoloration problems and you are going to be using a torch not a soldering iron.  A jeweler could do it, but you would need to talk it over with them first to explain the special "problems" with fixing coins.  Otherwise you will find that they will remove the solder and then just buff the coin up nice and shiny to remove the heat discoloration. And even once the work is done don't expect to get more than a third the value of an undamaged piece.  Still you have $2 in it, might cost $40 or so to have the solder removed and you end up with maybe a $100 coin (assuming it is an EF) so there is some potential there.[/QUOTE]