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<p>[QUOTE="Jay GT4, post: 2958916, member: 88526"]I don't think the OP coin is tooled. These Claudius middle bronzes were pretty boldly struck and circulated a very long time. I think it's just worn.</p><p><br /></p><p>An easy way to tell if the "dessert" patina is real is by looking at the sellers other coins. If they have 100 LRB's and all have the same color and consistency sand patina then it's probably fake.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jay GT4, post: 2958916, member: 88526"]I don't think the OP coin is tooled. These Claudius middle bronzes were pretty boldly struck and circulated a very long time. I think it's just worn. An easy way to tell if the "dessert" patina is real is by looking at the sellers other coins. If they have 100 LRB's and all have the same color and consistency sand patina then it's probably fake.[/QUOTE]
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