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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2859769, member: 24314"]keith koins, posted: Well - I'll take that bet at a Trillion to one. One Gold Eagle Long Please."</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Don't, you'll lose. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And with all due respect, <span style="color: #b300b3">[Thank You <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />] </span>I now I have the unfair advantage of magnification in looking at this coin and another with the same type of spots and having wielded a day or two in my life and knowing what that looks like how it reacts. <span style="color: #b300b3">[Don't be too sure. I already posted that it looks just as a heat spot should look and complimented you for that description.]</span>One of the spots actually has a raised piece of metal <span style="color: #b300b3">[That's the bit of debris that caused the discolored reaction ring]</span> in the middle of the spot with the discolored ring from the heat of this splatter. I will see if I can get a magnified picture that shows that clearly. With that said these spots are 100% due to and from some type of heated metal splatter on the coin - period end of story.</p><p><br /></p><p>So with that said --if this occurred during or after the striking process is it a Mint Error ??</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #00b359">NO<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />, NO<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />, A THOUSAND TIMES</span> <b><i><span style="color: #ff0000">NO</span></i></b>! </p><p><br /></p><p>Please read the following answer: </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/members/oldhoopster.84179/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/members/oldhoopster.84179/"><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/data/avatars/m/84/84179.jpg?1484262104" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/styles/default/xenmoods/Nomood.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="4"><b><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/members/oldhoopster.84179/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/members/oldhoopster.84179/">Oldhoopster</a></b></font></p><p><br /></p><p>No disagreement that you see a raised spot. I see it too. However the spot is the contaminant. I have no doubt that if it was analyzed you would find it to be acidic or contain sulfur.</p><p>The "heat ring" isn't from heat. It is heavy toning due to the proximity of a small concentrated contaminant. <b><i><span style="color: #ff0000">AMEN!</span></i></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2859769, member: 24314"]keith koins, posted: Well - I'll take that bet at a Trillion to one. One Gold Eagle Long Please." :hilarious::hilarious::hilarious: Don't, you'll lose. :smuggrin: ;) And with all due respect, [COLOR=#b300b3][Thank You :happy:] [/COLOR]I now I have the unfair advantage of magnification in looking at this coin and another with the same type of spots and having wielded a day or two in my life and knowing what that looks like how it reacts. [COLOR=#b300b3][Don't be too sure. I already posted that it looks just as a heat spot should look and complimented you for that description.][/COLOR]One of the spots actually has a raised piece of metal [COLOR=#b300b3][That's the bit of debris that caused the discolored reaction ring][/COLOR] in the middle of the spot with the discolored ring from the heat of this splatter. I will see if I can get a magnified picture that shows that clearly. With that said these spots are 100% due to and from some type of heated metal splatter on the coin - period end of story. So with that said --if this occurred during or after the striking process is it a Mint Error ?? [COLOR=#00b359]NO:banghead:, NO:banghead:, A THOUSAND TIMES[/COLOR] [B][I][COLOR=#ff0000]NO[/COLOR][/I][/B]! Please read the following answer: [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/members/oldhoopster.84179/'][IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/data/avatars/m/84/84179.jpg?1484262104[/IMG][/URL] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/styles/default/xenmoods/Nomood.png[/IMG] [SIZE=4][B][URL='https://www.cointalk.com/members/oldhoopster.84179/']Oldhoopster[/URL][/B][/SIZE] No disagreement that you see a raised spot. I see it too. However the spot is the contaminant. I have no doubt that if it was analyzed you would find it to be acidic or contain sulfur. The "heat ring" isn't from heat. It is heavy toning due to the proximity of a small concentrated contaminant. [B][I][COLOR=#ff0000]AMEN![/COLOR][/I][/B][/QUOTE]
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