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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1808283, member: 19463&quot;]Pius coins stayed in circulation quite a while which explains why we have so many worn ones.&nbsp; He issued a few really nice variations but I have to admit a strong bias toward a Tiber coin with the letters showing while I&#039;d be happy to have a pig reverse with no legend as long as the pig showed well.&nbsp; Most people seem to prefer great portraits over &#039;special&#039; reverses but some of us are reverse oriented.</p><p><br /></p><p>I never really understood clearly if experts could tell a Tiber patina from a coin that spent time in another river.&nbsp; I could see how it might be possible since the chemical make up of the Tiber just downstream from Rome must have been quite different.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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