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<p>[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 3790670, member: 98035"]To the best of my knowledge, there is not an extant example of any ancient bronze coin that retains its original, unpatinated bronze surface - because all ancient coins spent time in the ground, they were all exposed to the elements. I had asked a similar question on another forum some time ago; nobody could bring up an example of a certified "red" copper or bronze coin from before the 1600s or 1700s.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not saying it's impossible - the bronze Sword of Goujian in China was made in about 500 BC and came out of the ground looking like it was just made</p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_of_Goujian" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_of_Goujian" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_of_Goujian</a> </p><p><br /></p><p>The distinction of course - the sword was made using the *best* technology available at the time, and was placed in the ground with the intent of conservation as it was a grave good. Ancient bronze coins were made to be used as money, and even when they were buried, it was usually just in a simple pot that was neither water nor airtight.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is just about the closest thing I have to a "red" ancient bronze coin... and it's not even close!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1012662[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Silver, on the other hand, can come out looking mint state if it was buried as such </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1012666[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1012664[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 3790670, member: 98035"]To the best of my knowledge, there is not an extant example of any ancient bronze coin that retains its original, unpatinated bronze surface - because all ancient coins spent time in the ground, they were all exposed to the elements. I had asked a similar question on another forum some time ago; nobody could bring up an example of a certified "red" copper or bronze coin from before the 1600s or 1700s. Not saying it's impossible - the bronze Sword of Goujian in China was made in about 500 BC and came out of the ground looking like it was just made [URL]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_of_Goujian[/URL] The distinction of course - the sword was made using the *best* technology available at the time, and was placed in the ground with the intent of conservation as it was a grave good. Ancient bronze coins were made to be used as money, and even when they were buried, it was usually just in a simple pot that was neither water nor airtight. This is just about the closest thing I have to a "red" ancient bronze coin... and it's not even close! [ATTACH=full]1012662[/ATTACH] Silver, on the other hand, can come out looking mint state if it was buried as such [ATTACH=full]1012666[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1012664[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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