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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2789949, member: 19463&quot;]Anyone answering a question on patina authenticity from a photo, even a good one, is making assumptions one way or the other.&nbsp; I suggest investing in a Sear certificate or other experts whose opinion you have more reason to trust than ours.&nbsp;&nbsp; Perhaps the smell is the solvent the last owner used to check the paint/patina question.&nbsp; Acetone does not linger long.&nbsp; WD40, turpentine and heaven knows what else people do to their coins might last longer. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you ask Sear/NGC for a sniff test, is there an additional cost? If I were paying anyone for such expertization services, I would specify up front that I was submitting specifically for review of the patina.&nbsp; The question I might ask you is whether you feel you can sell the coin to someone else with clear conscience or whether you would feel better with &#039;papers&#039;.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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