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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 2849588, member: 39084&quot;]Red Spork&#039;s explicit example clearly illustrates that the patina on this coin is artificial:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]676062[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]676063[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The most benign interpretation is that Athena Numismatics was fooled by the artificial patina and thought it was real.&nbsp; Maybe this is what happened -- any dealer can be fooled once in a while.&nbsp; But if so, wouldn&#039;t a conscientious dealer reexamine all such coins in his/her inventory to determine their authenticity?&nbsp; The similarity of the patinas on all the coins in your inventory is staggeringly unlikely to be natural.</p><p><br /></p><p>With regard to refunds for less-than-genuine coins: While this is a necessary requirement for being an honest dealer, it&#039;s not sufficient.&nbsp; As an ancient coin collector, I want to rely on the expertise of the dealer from whom I purchase -- not do his job for him.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Again, the most benign interpretation of this statement is that you&#039;ve purchased tens of thousands of coins with artificially applied patinas from Israel and Germany, and should more thoroughly research your suppliers, rather than accepting at face value the obviously false representations made by at least some of your suppliers.</p><p><br /></p><p>The collectors on this site tend to be a very open-minded and forgiving group, but your responses in this thread don&#039;t inspire a lot of confidence in your coins nor in your willingness to question your sources and correct your mistakes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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