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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 2207684, member: 26302&quot;]I do not see anything suspicious either. However, its extremely easy to take a coin and apply a &quot;desert patina&quot;. I won&#039;t go into it online, but I read once how they do it. Don&#039;t worry, though, its a very common patina that is not adding value per se for a coin. A beautiful green or the rare blue is a patina to examine to make sure its real, since just the patina adds value to a coin in that case. Some people like desert patinas, but some don&#039;t. I do not think most coins sell for any more with them versus simply cleaned.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The nice thing about a desert patina is how easy the coin is to clean. I have taken coins from the soil, soaked then in water for a couple of days, then let them semi dry. Buff on a soft towel, adding a touch of water to the high points at times, and you have a &quot;cleaned&quot; desert patina coin if the coin was found in this type of soil.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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