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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;greekandromancoins, post: 2790507, member: 87990&quot;]Thank you for your opinions.</p><p><br /></p><p>The smell is different to renaissance wax, which I have used in the past for coins which I have cleaned from uncleaned lots.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do not think it is acetone type smell. I do not know what the materials people use to patch up coins which have damage / pitting but that is what it smells like to me - like those coins which I have owned which have been&quot;patched up&quot;. It is not a metallic smell which most coins smell like to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>I should have stated in my original post that the patina in hand looked suspect. Its visual appearance prompted closer scrutiny.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I cannot presently sell the coin with a clear conscience until I clear up some facts about it. Whilst the coin does not look like it has been tooled to me, all bets are off if it has had restorative work and fake patina which can mask underlying defects and tooling.</p><p><br /></p><p>Re selling, I bought this coin for my personal collection. I am not a coin dealer and I doubt even 50 years of collecting like you would give me even half the experience you hold.&nbsp; But as has been my practice whenever I have collected coins, I list my personal collection for sale in case anyone is interested - to try and limit overall capital invested and encourage a level of rotation, but always at the risk of seller&#039;s regret (the Temnos tetradrachm of my avatar being one of them!). It also reassures my family that I have a vehicle to sell my collection if I need to. So if I am not happy with a coin, it does not make my personal catalogue. I have some coins which are sitting in storage still because I hold reservations about their authenticity.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have written back to the dealer with my photos and asked them to confirm whether they agree with my assessment or not.&nbsp; The dealer is very reputable and I have not had a problem with them in the past so am interested to see what their response will be.</p><p><br /></p><p>Peter[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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