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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 3376861, member: 112"]And you, either one of you, really think that makes enough of a difference to say that HV of coin gold is not higher than the HV coin silver ? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Tell ya what, why don't both of you do your own research on the subject and tell us what you find. <u>I'm willing to learn. But the question is - are you ?</u></p><p><br /></p><p>That was the whole point of my post. As I said, I myself was surprised at what I found. But I did find it, and the results show that coin gold is harder and better wearing than coin silver. While the direct opposite has long been an assumption, and obviously a false assumption, made by just about everyone.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ya see, like I said in the beginning, nobody disputes that pure silver is harder than pure gold. But once you start making alloys - everything changes. When alloyed, gold is actually a hard and very durable metal. And when alloyed to 90%, harder and more durable than 90% silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>At least based upon what I found.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 3376861, member: 112"]And you, either one of you, really think that makes enough of a difference to say that HV of coin gold is not higher than the HV coin silver ? :rolleyes: Tell ya what, why don't both of you do your own research on the subject and tell us what you find. [U]I'm willing to learn. But the question is - are you ?[/U] That was the whole point of my post. As I said, I myself was surprised at what I found. But I did find it, and the results show that coin gold is harder and better wearing than coin silver. While the direct opposite has long been an assumption, and obviously a false assumption, made by just about everyone. Ya see, like I said in the beginning, nobody disputes that pure silver is harder than pure gold. But once you start making alloys - everything changes. When alloyed, gold is actually a hard and very durable metal. And when alloyed to 90%, harder and more durable than 90% silver. At least based upon what I found.[/QUOTE]
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