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<p>[QUOTE="GregH, post: 2358244, member: 75936"]Hi</p><p>It was raised in another thread that certain dealers have a habit of adding a desert patina to their coins. So my question is - how can you tell a real desert patina from a fake one? My understanding is desert patinas aren't true patinas, just sandy encrustations. This Vabalathus/Aurelian from my collection for example - real desert patina or fake?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]480790[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GregH, post: 2358244, member: 75936"]Hi It was raised in another thread that certain dealers have a habit of adding a desert patina to their coins. So my question is - how can you tell a real desert patina from a fake one? My understanding is desert patinas aren't true patinas, just sandy encrustations. This Vabalathus/Aurelian from my collection for example - real desert patina or fake? [ATTACH=full]480790[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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