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Nic Pillar of the Community Philippines 1156 Posts	Posted 05/10/2010 10:25 pm Why is it that gold coins are hard to bend when its supposed to be 99% gold and thus should be soft and bendable? Report this Post to the Staff

artyboy Valued Member United States 54 Posts	Posted 05/10/2010 11:47 pm Gold isn't that soft. It's just that there are other, easy to get substances that are harder. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16808 Posts	Posted 05/11/2010 12:19 am Gold coins intended for circulation aren't 99% pure; those are alloyed with another metal (usually copper) down to about 90% purity, to make them harder and more durable. Bullion coins are much softer; they normally compensate for the lack of a hardening alloy by being much thicker than a circulation coin of similar diameter. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
L1011 Valued Member United States 300 Posts	Posted 05/11/2010 12:56 am Depends on the coin, some are pure (24k, Phils, CML's) some aren't (22k GAE's Krugs) Report this Post to the Staff
Nic Pillar of the Community Philippines 1156 Posts	Posted 05/11/2010 06:01 am Thanks but say how about a mesh, possibly of another metal type, inside the gold coin, to make it rigid? Have you heard of such a thing? Another collector told me such but he wasnt sure either Report this Post to the Staff
turtleoverhead Pillar of the Community Australia 585 Posts	Posted 05/11/2010 08:03 am Quote: ...say how about a mesh, possibly of another metal type, inside the gold coin, to make it rigid? Report this Post to the Staff
needgames4lyfe Valued Member United States 323 Posts	Posted 05/15/2010 12:32 pm I wondered this aswell Report this Post to the Staff
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