Gold Coin

**wizard509** · 11 March 2011, 03:03 PM

Originally Posted by Soquili

It seems all of us have missed the look of gold.

http://www.topnews.in/files/gold-bars.jpg

Many of the coins look more like copper.

http://www.nsrw.com/images/copper.jpg

Good point Bill, I know mine sure looks more like copper.

**Rage** · 11 March 2011, 10:25 PM

Here's another go at it.

**Rage** · 12 March 2011, 04:43 AM

Yes Soquili, that is the color of gold bars, but I think if you are doing a "Polished" gold coin it will be more like these

with the faint light yellow tint to them

**Rik** · 12 March 2011, 08:47 AM

John: I like your coins very much. A very nice twist also.

I can feel my fingers running across the edge!

Bill: Having seen your post of the gold bars, I thought I would have another go.

**Soquili** · 12 March 2011, 11:36 AM

Hi John,

You are correct that some gold coins have the lighter tints. Pure (24kt) gold is too soft for coins and jewelry. Other metals are mixed with the gold to give it more durability. Sometimes the other metal is nickel which lightens the colour, other times the metal is copper which makes it more red or salmon colour. Brass, bronze, zinc, and many other metals have also been used to mix with gold to strengthen it and affecting the colour.