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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Andrew McCabe, post: 3220926, member: 90666&quot;]This is an excellent coin despite the sandy patina which is a VERY BAD THING nowadays. I would estimate that 80% of examples of this type are tooled and/or artificially patinated. Most so-called sandy patinas on eastern bronzes are just glued-on sand and resin intended to disguise that a coin is badly tooled/ altered/ almost-fake. Likewise with many Spanish bronzes. I avoid sandy patinas like the plague. There&#039;s nothing but distress when one pokes around with a supposedly sandy patinated coin. It really is best avoided. But you really dodged a bullet on this coin and picked up a terrific piece. Owners of this type in supposedly much better condition and who pay thousands usually own an altered near-fake. But your new coin is as good as these come in terms of honesty and originality. Do not think of cleaning it under any circumstances. The reverse is beautiful too, especially in its undamaged untooled current status.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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