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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ken Dorney, post: 2358898, member: 76086&quot;]Such earthen patinas are very common to certain regions as has been pointed out, primarily the Middle East.&nbsp; With some experience and study it can be easy to spot.&nbsp; The applied ones often are too smooth, just a &#039;smear&#039; to bring out and highlight the details.&nbsp; Greg, yours is just fine.&nbsp; You will note that in your coin there are cleaning scratches going deep into the patina.&nbsp; A fake one would be smoother and many look as if the patina is chipping off in places.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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