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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 26533282, member: 44316&quot;]Many coins on the market have been &quot;repatinated&quot; in one way or another. Here is a coin I bought recently that I like a lot, but the surface is modern, not old:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1691125[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I created a web page which is intended to teach about coins with altered surfaces:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/surfaces.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/surfaces.html" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/surfaces.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I consulted with several experts and when there differing opinions about a particular example, I included all the opinions. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you think the coins you buy came out of the ground with their current surface and color, you might be right. However, a remarkably large percentage of nice ancient coins have had their surface selected in modern times by whomever cleaned them. Take a look at that page and learn a bit about surfaces.</p><p><br /></p><p>I welcome observations about coins on that page. If you think you have something to say about a particular coin, please private-message me and I might include your observation on the page. Web pages are easy to revise.</p><p><br /></p><p>Again, the page is:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/surfaces.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/surfaces.html" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/surfaces.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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