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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 25482917, member: 110226&quot;]I see what you&#039;re referring to regarding the coin&#039;s reverse. It is not unusual, based on my experience, for one side of a coin to have color variation compared to the other.&nbsp; The green is just a copper oxide that occurs with a coin as old as yours.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think it is anything to be concerned about, but you could examine the coin from time to time for any changes.&nbsp; I think the surfaces on the coin are stable.</p><p><br /></p><p>Those raised points around the legend, between the letters and around the devices are likely die rust.&nbsp; The Mediterranean region is generally very humid, especially in Southern Europe, so iron dies did tend to form rust rather rapidly.&nbsp; The rust creates small pits in the die that appear as raised points when the coin was struck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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