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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ken Dorney, post: 2450669, member: 76086&quot;]Well, Doug already pointed out how coins from different mints can end up in far flung locations.&nbsp; BUT, there seems to be some disparaging of a certain dealer here (and in the past).&nbsp; It is not unusual for a dealer who is in a certain desert country to offer coins with mostly desert patinas.&nbsp; It is true that even in those countries those patinas are modern and applied for appeal and value.&nbsp; Its a more complicated topic than one would realize.&nbsp; But dont condemn a dealers inventory based on what we dont know.&nbsp; Fake desert patinas can be easy for one to spot, others can be hard.&nbsp; Take David Hendin for example.&nbsp; His reputation is above reproach, but he is in New York which might make one think his coins are all modified.&nbsp; But when one knows where he obtains his coins, it becomes clear that not only does he know the difference, but he is obtaining good coins with good patinas (even though they all look similar, despite the time frames of the coins and originating mints).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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