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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 5417457, member: 110226&quot;]Very nice coins and an auspicious start to 2021 for you.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the most recent example of a coin with a &quot;find&quot; patina.&nbsp; In reality most coins are cleaned, to varying degrees, as they emerge from the ground.</p><p><br /></p><p>I like dark patina coins.&nbsp; While they are not as flashy as the bright, near or mint state coins that often command hefty prices, they convey the fact that they are indeed really old coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ptolemy I, tetradrachm in the name of Alexander III, Cyprus, probably Kition Mint.&nbsp; Svoronos 124.&nbsp; 14.7 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1235063[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, there are many instances where a coin emerges that is so encrusted, that any attempt to remove the deposits may very well leave little else, as is the case with this fourre coin from the Middle East.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1235064[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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