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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2153620, member: 42773&quot;]Also, when you&#039;re starting out, I would urge you to buy coins with good, clean surfaces - no corrosion, or bronze disease, and stay away from &quot;desert patinas&quot; until you can discern the difference between ancient and modern dirt (it&#039;s not always possible). Honest wear, in my opinion, is always preferable to nasty surfaces.</p><p><br /></p><p>That being said, I&#039;ve bought coins with poor surfaces because they belonged to one of my erudite collecting niches - I&#039;ve cleaned a few, cured a few of BD, etc., but I would suggest waiting on those kinds of coins as a beginner. Some surface issues just come with the territory, like the micro-porosity found on many fractional Greek silvers. But in general, there are plenty of coins to be had with clean, smooth surfaces.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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