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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 8002097, member: 19463&quot;]The question was not whether the coin was genuine or not but whether the sand patina was added.&nbsp; Making a fake for 10 cents that sells for $10 is why fakes are made.&nbsp; In this case, I tend to believe the coin is just poorly cleaned with more of the &#039;genuine&#039; sand scraped away at the bottom.&nbsp; I do not believe it is &#039;Maybelline&#039; as often discussed here but anything I say has a 50% chance of being wrong.&nbsp; IMO it makes no difference.&nbsp; I do not want the coin as it is and am not sure I could clean away the rest of the uneven sand any more expertly than the bottom was done already.&nbsp; For future reference: the original poster would get more significant opinions had he shown both sides and provided a sharp photo of both sides.&nbsp; As it is, my reply is mostly to the question posed by JayAg47.&nbsp; Making fake coins is a way to make money.&nbsp; Tourists and beginners who know nothing about coins other than they are old would be as likely to buy a common fake and people who know it is common, like yourself, might not believe anyone would bother.&nbsp; I do not believe this coin is fake but there are fakes of coins more worthless than this.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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