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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 657072, member: 57463&quot;]<b>Aren&#039;t coins supposed to worth more when they are shiny?</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I found another citation, from the American Numismatic Society aquisitions database.</p><p><br /></p><p>1937.146.1416 </p><p>department: M </p><p>object type: C </p><p>weight:&nbsp; 8.57 g </p><p>axis:&nbsp; 10 </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Italy,Lombardy,Milan, / 1535 to 1556 / AR,testone</p><p>dynasty:&nbsp; Spain--Habsburg </p><p>person:&nbsp; Charles V Imp. </p><p>obverse type:&nbsp; bust r. </p><p>obverse legend:&nbsp; IMP CAES CAROLVS V AVG </p><p>reverse type:&nbsp; two figures </p><p>reverse legend:&nbsp; SALVS AVG VSTA PADVS MDL </p><p>references:&nbsp; CNI.V.235.43|Gnecchi.116.15</p><p><br /></p><p>An item on Forum Ancient coins led to the website</p><p>MONETA ROMANA</p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/monetaromana/corrisp/a385/a385.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/monetaromana/corrisp/a385/a385.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/monetaromana/corrisp/a385/a385.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Which leads to this</p><p><a href="http://www.coingallery.de/KarlV/Mailand_D.htm#0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coingallery.de/KarlV/Mailand_D.htm#0" rel="nofollow">http://www.coingallery.de/KarlV/Mailand_D.htm#0</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>(See, that&#039;s the tidbit of history that gives special value to the coin because you have a picture of Charles V right there.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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