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<p>[QUOTE="TJC, post: 2458335, member: 45502"]Thanks everyone! I am happy to see I am not the only one who can appreciate a fine aes<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Doug and rrdenarius thanks for sharing your aeses. Both are very nice! Rr, thanks for the references<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ancientcoinguru, thank you for welcome and the additional info! Your info along with Rr's is just what I was looking for!</p><p><br /></p><p>In reference to the toning, it is green, black, brown, some dark tan that shows prominently on the tortoise shell, and light colored dirt in the devices. I shoot with a canon 60 mm Macro that works great but has shallow depth of field.(I think I am saying that right). Normally I am not super happy with coins that have a mottled patina but this one shows better in hand than my photos display. The surfaces on the coin look be original and demonstrate, IMHO, better than usual surfaces. It is surfaces that really struck me as being very attractive Here is iPhone pic that might show the color better. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]514843[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TJC, post: 2458335, member: 45502"]Thanks everyone! I am happy to see I am not the only one who can appreciate a fine aes;) Doug and rrdenarius thanks for sharing your aeses. Both are very nice! Rr, thanks for the references:) Ancientcoinguru, thank you for welcome and the additional info! Your info along with Rr's is just what I was looking for! In reference to the toning, it is green, black, brown, some dark tan that shows prominently on the tortoise shell, and light colored dirt in the devices. I shoot with a canon 60 mm Macro that works great but has shallow depth of field.(I think I am saying that right). Normally I am not super happy with coins that have a mottled patina but this one shows better in hand than my photos display. The surfaces on the coin look be original and demonstrate, IMHO, better than usual surfaces. It is surfaces that really struck me as being very attractive Here is iPhone pic that might show the color better. [ATTACH=full]514843[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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