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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 3208297, member: 24314&quot;]EWC3, posted: &quot;It is clear chemicals were used to remove the patina/clean <u>revealing</u> surface etching&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Actually, I don&#039;t believe this.&nbsp; Of course this coin was cleaned.&nbsp; Most ancients have been and they don&#039;t look like this.&nbsp; While &quot;selective etching&quot; does occur to metal made of different alloys in which case a pattern will remain on the metal, that is not the case here.&nbsp; The ENTIRE COIN is crystallized throughout</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;...(Unless of course the item is some kind of clever pressure cast - I have no comment on that.&quot;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Most here believe the coin is 100% genuine and one has not made up his mind. </p><p><br /></p><p>EWC3, posted: &quot;The enlightenment happened when <i><span style="color: #ff0000">people put aside theories to trust what they saw for themselves. </span></i>Often enough I fear, due to modern education, we increasingly forgot that fact.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>Well said!</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps <b>some year</b> the OP will post several images of the edge of this gem.&nbsp; I expect to see either crystals or filing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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