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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2680279, member: 56859&quot;]Nice coin, Sallent.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nice toning, Steve.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t realize you also had some coins from Professor Eaton&#039;s collection.&nbsp; Cool-- I like that the coin was collected in the 1800s <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Serious question about &quot;hoard patina&quot;-- what does that term mean in relation to <i>silver</i> coins?&nbsp; I have some idea what it means for a bronze coin or copper coin but a silver &quot;patina&quot; (toning) is generally black (tarnish), although I guess it would vary depending on the exact alloy.&nbsp; Patina isn&#039;t a term I&#039;m used to seeing when discussing silver coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Patina" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Patina" rel="nofollow">https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Patina</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The OP coin appears to have some surface encrustations, perhaps atop horn silver.&nbsp; At what point after the initial cleaning (when the silver coin is removed from the ground) is the cleaning deemed <i>enough</i>?&nbsp; I wonder if the finder of this coin cleaned it a only a little or whether he/she cleaned it substantially before deciding it had been cleaned &quot;enough&quot;.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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