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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2358834, member: 42773&quot;]I&#039;ve examined hoards of Nabataeans for instance, hundreds of common coins that had exactly the same dirt patina. Nobody in their right mind would have artificially patinated all those worthless coins. Desert patinas are in fact the norm for coins coming from arid, sandy regions, not rarities - from what I&#039;ve seen.</p><p><br /></p><p>The OP coin is natural. Get suspicious when the patina is too perfect and the seller wants big bucks. In fact, the OP coin may be as-found, or poorly cleaned. It has good detail underneath - I would clean it some more if it were mine.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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