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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 2209595, member: 26302"]A couple of things people should know about "sand patina":</p><p> </p><p>1. Its not a patina, its dirt.</p><p>2. Since its dirt, its hiding stuff, but the good thing is its always removable. Some sellers simply leave it this way since its easier for them to not clean it, and some buyers like the look. However, it is removable as little or as much as you want. I have taken some sandy patina coins and completely removed the dirt, since the real patina underneath was more attractive to me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 2209595, member: 26302"]A couple of things people should know about "sand patina": 1. Its not a patina, its dirt. 2. Since its dirt, its hiding stuff, but the good thing is its always removable. Some sellers simply leave it this way since its easier for them to not clean it, and some buyers like the look. However, it is removable as little or as much as you want. I have taken some sandy patina coins and completely removed the dirt, since the real patina underneath was more attractive to me.[/QUOTE]
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