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<p>[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 2236090, member: 19165"]The copper molecules and the gold molecules are acting independently of each other. The copper isn't toning the gold, and the gold isn't impeding the copper from reacting. What one molecule is doing has absolutely no impact on what the other molecule is doing. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Very attractive coins. What was the actual purity? I'll bet it wasn't 100% (because that isn't possible). Based on my understanding of the technology of the time, the best they could get was 0.99 - which still leaves an awful lot of copper atoms left over. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>That is an incredibly bold claim to make. Science is formed of hypothesis, research, experimentation, and conclusion. Are you saying you know more than the scientists who have researched this? I know gold coins tone, I'm not arguing that with you - but the gold itself is not what is reacting. </p><p><br /></p><p>You still have not provided a logical and reasonable scientific explanation for your hypothesis. What compounds are being formed by the gold? How is it doing that? I need more proof than "Because I say so." Until then, I'm going to side with science.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 2236090, member: 19165"]The copper molecules and the gold molecules are acting independently of each other. The copper isn't toning the gold, and the gold isn't impeding the copper from reacting. What one molecule is doing has absolutely no impact on what the other molecule is doing. Very attractive coins. What was the actual purity? I'll bet it wasn't 100% (because that isn't possible). Based on my understanding of the technology of the time, the best they could get was 0.99 - which still leaves an awful lot of copper atoms left over. That is an incredibly bold claim to make. Science is formed of hypothesis, research, experimentation, and conclusion. Are you saying you know more than the scientists who have researched this? I know gold coins tone, I'm not arguing that with you - but the gold itself is not what is reacting. You still have not provided a logical and reasonable scientific explanation for your hypothesis. What compounds are being formed by the gold? How is it doing that? I need more proof than "Because I say so." Until then, I'm going to side with science.[/QUOTE]
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