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derrybderryb Posts: 37,214 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Why would anyone colorize a gold coin? What process is used to do this and can the color be removed without damaging the coins surfaces?

Repetition of ignorance is ignorance raised to the power two.

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  • AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,807 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Not much interest in this thread?

    I'll answer you: dunno, dunno, and no.

    bob
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  • BlindedByEgoBlindedByEgo Posts: 10,754 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Photo? Never seen it, but it sounds sick (as in the bad meaning of sick, not my 15 year olds' meaning image)

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  • oldcameoproofsguyoldcameoproofsguy Posts: 3,174 ✭
    Iodine is used to attempt to give gold an original crusty look. An iodine treated gold coin gets a very distinct patina. There's nothing worse than an iodine treated gold.
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,664 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Not sure what kind of "colorizing" you're referring to, but I once saw a picture of an enameled, "colorized" $10 Indian.

    Ghastly.

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Good way to ruin a gold coin.... and if enameled, removal will damage the surface. Cheers, RickO
  • garsmithgarsmith Posts: 5,894 ✭✭
    I hope you didn't buy one and if you did I hope you didn't pay over melt because that's about all it is good for image
  • derrybderryb Posts: 37,214 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I hope you didn't buy one and if you did I hope you didn't pay over melt because that's about all it is good for >>


    No, but the one i'm looking at in the local pawn shop is a 1999 W UNCIRC colorized eagle just a little over melt. Boy somebody sure ruined a rare coin! Sure wish i knew of a way to restore the coin.

    Repetition of ignorance is ignorance raised to the power two.

  • dcarrdcarr Posts: 8,703 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>I hope you didn't buy one and if you did I hope you didn't pay over melt because that's about all it is good for >>


    No, but the one i'm looking at in the local pawn shop is a 1999 W UNCIRC colorized eagle just a little over melt. Boy somebody sure ruined a rare coin! Sure wish i knew of a way to restore the coin. >>



    So you're saying it is one of the error $50 (1-oz) gold eagles from unfinished proof dies ? Or is it the $5 or $10 ?

    I would buy it. Then dip it in liquid nitrogen and drop it on the table. Hopefully the enamel would shatter.

    Moonlight Mint
  • derrybderryb Posts: 37,214 ✭✭✭✭✭
    it's the $10 from proof dies. I only heard of one $50 being found.
    dcarr, bought a couple of your world trade center "finger" coins, love them. Gave them out to my wife's yankee relatives.

    Repetition of ignorance is ignorance raised to the power two.

  • dcarrdcarr Posts: 8,703 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>it's the $10 from proof dies. I only heard of one $50 being found.
    dcarr, bought a couple of your world trade center "finger" coins, love them. Gave them out to my wife's yankee relatives. >>



    Thanks, glad you liked them.
    Moonlight Mint

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