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<p>[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 7913669, member: 110226"]I'd be inclined to keep the coin as-is. The surfaces are slightly porous, and the patina covers some of that porosity, as well as provide contrast. Any effort to remove some of that patina will make the porosity more apparent and reduce the contrasts between the legend, the design elements and the fields. </p><p><br /></p><p>That's a nice tetradrachm with original hoard patina which in my view makes it quite desirable, compared to the masses of cleaned and over-cleaned coins on the market these days.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 7913669, member: 110226"]I'd be inclined to keep the coin as-is. The surfaces are slightly porous, and the patina covers some of that porosity, as well as provide contrast. Any effort to remove some of that patina will make the porosity more apparent and reduce the contrasts between the legend, the design elements and the fields. That's a nice tetradrachm with original hoard patina which in my view makes it quite desirable, compared to the masses of cleaned and over-cleaned coins on the market these days.[/QUOTE]
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