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    Re: red spot on a 999.9 gold coin?

    Quote Originally Posted by madfranks View Post
    Your eye is immediately drawn to the red dot.

    I've noticed that

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    Re: red spot on a 999.9 gold coin?

    Quote Originally Posted by Hitch View Post
    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.
    Once I pulled out a tube of SAEs that I had in storage for maybe two years. The coins were clean and pristine when I stored them. After I opened the tube, I saw that the top coin was covered with deep gray/black splotches all over the observe of the top coin. I have no idea how it got tarnished so bad. The only thing I could come up with was contaminants in the tube. The bright side is, when speaking about bullion, tarnished coins are just as valuable. Ugly tarnished coins can make your numismatics less valuable though, like this fingerprint on an old silver dollar:

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    Re: red spot on a 999.9 gold coin?

    There's a little air at the top of your tube under the green cap, fill it.

    If your silver or gold starts to taste different, let me know. I'm doing a taste test survey.


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    Re: red spot on a 999.9 gold coin?

    999.9?

    Pepsi or Coke

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    Re: red spot on a 999.9 gold coin?

    Gold is still worth spot. Sell it and get something you like.

    I've sold items only to re-buy other things.

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    Re: red spot on a 999.9 gold coin?

    Quote Originally Posted by ximmy View Post
    Gold is still worth spot. Sell it and get something you like.

    I've sold items only to re-buy other things.
    This is a good idea, thanks ximmy. I actually didn't think about that possibility. I may see if I can trade it for a pre-33 coin, maybe I'll take in a few gold coins and see what my local dealer can trade. It's good to change things up.

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    Re: red spot on a 999.9 gold coin?

    You have to taste it first before selling it.

    If its cherry flavored there should be a premium point involved.

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    Re: red spot on a 999.9 gold coin?

    Quote Originally Posted by Horn View Post
    You have to taste it first before selling it.

    If its cherry flavored there should be a premium point involved.
    I get a minty taste. That's only during cuddling and kissing, afterwards.

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    Re: red spot on a 999.9 gold coin?

    Quote Originally Posted by Hitch View Post
    I get a minty taste. That's only during cuddling and kissing, afterwards.
    You should save it for use before kissing and cuddling then, it will reduce your risk of bad breath.


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    Re: red spot on a 999.9 gold coin?

    That's interesting, maybe posting a picture would help everyone visualize this red spot? I have never encountered such a spot on a coin.

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