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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 429264, member: 112"]Yeah I know all of that. But I also know that all of the years I spent collecting gold coins taught me that in the real world - gold tones.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course that may be because there really is no such thing as pure gold. Even today, the best we get is .999. And I used to specialize in collecting coins that were all .986 and higher - and they toned. You know how close that is to .999 ? We're talking 14 thousandths of a percent or less for the higher fineness coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>The older coins, 13th 14th century, they were considered to be made of pure gold. And they toned. So will all due respect for your degree, I'll take my experience.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 429264, member: 112"]Yeah I know all of that. But I also know that all of the years I spent collecting gold coins taught me that in the real world - gold tones. Of course that may be because there really is no such thing as pure gold. Even today, the best we get is .999. And I used to specialize in collecting coins that were all .986 and higher - and they toned. You know how close that is to .999 ? We're talking 14 thousandths of a percent or less for the higher fineness coins. The older coins, 13th 14th century, they were considered to be made of pure gold. And they toned. So will all due respect for your degree, I'll take my experience.[/QUOTE]
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