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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TypeCoin971793, post: 4779974, member: 78244&quot;]It doesn’t flake off. It is rock hard. I literally have to use a sharp metal tool to chip it. Nothing else would work. No patina would survive a sharp metal tool</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>the original exposed area was polished smooth, but it still has pitting. The newly-exposed area has a fine porosity along with pitting.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yes you can. See above.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>TiO is a naturally-occurring compound in soil. It showed up when XRFed in an area with a lot of patina. When the coin was XRFed in an area with little patina, very little Ti showed up.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is genuine.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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