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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 2778295, member: 44316&quot;]I think this entire thread has good lessons for us. The primary one is to avoid buying coins you don&#039;t like the way they are. If it were easy to improve the appearance of a coin, the previous owner(s) would have tried already. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have been collecting for almost 50 years and I see far more &quot;black patina&quot; coins now than I used to. I think many of them have applied surfaces which conceal previous problems and the person who applied it thought the coin would look better with the black than without. Yes, there are some coins with natural black patina, but it should be thin and glossy, not thick and dull like applied &quot;gunk&quot; (as someone called it).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a lesson, for those who are paying attention. If the coin is so inexpensive that you like it with black gunk, fine. If it is not likable as is, don&#039;t buy it. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As usual, Doug is right.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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