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    red spot on a 999.9 gold coin?

    This really surprised me. I inventoried a stash from years ago, found a 1/4 oz gold philharmonic from austria had a red spot on it. Small, but noticeable. On a 999 coin? This really surprised me. I've seen red spots on 22 carat coins, like krugs, but never expected a spot on a 999.9 coin.

    At the time, I bought two of them from a very respectable online dealer. The other coin was fine. Both are beautiful coins, strikingly.

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    Re: red spot on a 999.9 gold coin?

    i've heard of same for maples. never seen it myself

    here's a coin dealer talking about it: http://lynncoins.com/brown-spotting-gold-coins.htm

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    Re: red spot on a 999.9 gold coin?

    Quote Originally Posted by cheka. View Post
    i've heard of same for maples. never seen it myself

    here's a coin dealer talking about it: http://lynncoins.com/brown-spotting-gold-coins.htm
    Thanks cheka. Maybe that spot will turn that bullion coin into a numismatic? Rare, red spot on 999.9 coin, yours for 50% over spot.

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    Re: red spot on a 999.9 gold coin?

    It monoatomic, whats it taste like?

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    Re: red spot on a 999.9 gold coin?

    Horn. Take your BS and shove it up your ass.

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    Re: red spot on a 999.9 gold coin?

    Ok Miley, its just on the tip of your tounge


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    Re: red spot on a 999.9 gold coin?

    Never seen it on a .9999.

    .999 Panda's are known for occasional spots.
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    Re: red spot on a 999.9 gold coin?

    Quote Originally Posted by gunDriller View Post
    Never seen it on a .9999.

    .999 Panda's are known for occasional spots.
    I've seen a red spot on a Canadian Maple Leaf before. I know it's not a big deal, but it is visually distracting to the coin. Your eye is immediately drawn to the red dot.
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    Re: red spot on a 999.9 gold coin?

    Quote Originally Posted by madfranks View Post
    I've seen a red spot on a Canadian Maple Leaf before. I know it's not a big deal, but it is visually distracting to the coin. Your eye is immediately drawn to the red dot.
    That's exactly what happened to me, when I looked at the coin. I immediately saw the red dot, about the size of a pinhead. I took the coin out of the air tite thinking something got in there.

    A couple of things to note. I'm glad I bought two of these coins. I can admire the other one now. If this had been my only gold phillie, I'd be bothered by this. Secondly, it's good to pull up your stash and inspect it occasionally, regardless of how inconvenient that might be to do.

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