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Cibola | 07-04-2009 12:55 PM
Tarnished 9999 gold 1 Attachment(s) I bought a gold medallion from PAMP as a wedding gift for my brother's soon to be wife. I received it 3 or 4 weeks ago and I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary with the medallion. I looked at it again this week and noticed that there was a dark spot at the bottom of the outer ring. I've attached a picture. I kind of surprised since I thought 9999 gold would not tarnish and the medallion is still sealed in its original package. I emailed PAMP on Wednesday but I haven't heard back. So in the case I can't exchange it, is there a safe way to clean it? Thanks!

gunDriller | 07-04-2009 03:58 PM
Re: Tarnished 9999 gold it looks like someone put a spot on it with a purple magic marker. acetone or isopropyl alcohol i think would safe for wiping it off, if it is a magic marker.

TomD | 07-04-2009 10:07 PM
Re: Tarnished 9999 gold Quote:
Originally Posted by Cibola (Post 1800616) I kind of surprised since I thought 9999 gold would not tarnish
You were right---------

Cibola | 07-05-2009 05:12 PM
Re: Tarnished 9999 gold Thanks for the replies. It's weird because I don't have the impression this was done by a marker. I'm not 100% confident, but I don't think the mark was there when I first received the medallion, but it was.

TomD | 07-05-2009 07:24 PM
Re: Tarnished 9999 gold I had a 50 Peso that had reddish discolorations due to copper inclusions but that isn't supposed to happen with .9999. Try the isopropyl with a q-tip in case it is a surface marking. It takes a mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acid to react with pure gold. Well maybe hydroflouric too, any rate very potent stuff.

Cibola | 07-05-2009 07:27 PM
Re: Tarnished 9999 gold Quote:
Originally Posted by TomD (Post 1802312) I had a 50 Peso that had reddish discolorations due to copper inclusions but that isn't supposed to happen with .9999. Try the isopropyl with a q-tip in case it is a surface marking. It takes a mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acid to react with pure gold. Well maybe hydroflouric too, any rate very potent stuff.
Thanks a lot! I'll try this out if I don't hear back from PAMP Gold Avenue.

Legionfigu | 07-05-2009 10:42 PM
Re: Tarnished 9999 gold Isn't that gold a little soft for a medallion?

Cibola | 07-06-2009 12:50 PM
Re: Tarnished 9999 gold Just heard back from them, they'll exchange it. So I want have to try to clean it up. Thanks for the responses guys!

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