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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 2272071, member: 39084&quot;]This is my preference as well.&nbsp; The original cleaning was an improvement since, well, gunk is gunk, and the cleaned coin clearly shows the surfaces and overall condition much better than before cleaning.</p><p><br /></p><p>The additional toning is more a matter of preference, and while I don&#039;t disagree that the toning is/can be attractive, it&#039;s not something a 2000-year-old coin would still retain so it&#039;s clearly somewhat unnatural.</p><p><br /></p><p>And as TIF points out, all silver coins will eventually tone to a dark, &quot;natural&quot; patina anyway.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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