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<p>[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 8205024, member: 42773"]Well, I can't comment on your coin - perhaps it's circulated and/or damaged? What I see from the pictured hoard is a group of basically uncirculated gold coins that were stashed away, and over time the copper in the coins reacted with the air and water to make them a bit gunky and splotchy. That's exactly what happens with gold coins - it's not the gold that reacts, it's the other metals in the alloy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 8205024, member: 42773"]Well, I can't comment on your coin - perhaps it's circulated and/or damaged? What I see from the pictured hoard is a group of basically uncirculated gold coins that were stashed away, and over time the copper in the coins reacted with the air and water to make them a bit gunky and splotchy. That's exactly what happens with gold coins - it's not the gold that reacts, it's the other metals in the alloy.[/QUOTE]
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