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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2440981, member: 24314&quot;]Nicholas Molinari wrote:</p><p><br /></p><p>I wouldn&#039;t buy it but I&#039;ll take Barry and David&#039;s word for it being a <span style="color: #ff0000">struck</span> ancient coin <span style="color: #8000ff">As it very well may be as I have not seen a &quot;quality&quot; cast fake ancient in decades.</span>, since they&#039;ve seen the coin in hand. I still think it was artificially toned or had a thick layer of toning that was very awkwardly cleaned, leaving those thick, black highlights that make it look fairly ridiculous. <span style="color: #8000ff">In the past, we called the thick, black, toning SHOE POLISH. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span> I bet if you removed those it wouldn&#039;t look half as bad.</p><p><span style="color: #8000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #8000ff">All kidding aside, Perhaps the OP would take a toothpick and see if he can push out some of the black residue and &quot;pimple-like blobs&quot; to make sure the &quot;toning&quot; is not a residue.&nbsp; I still would like to know if the pimples all over the coin are smooth or rough.&nbsp; Start with the large lump at the mouth.</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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