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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsimonel, post: 3465092, member: 82549&quot;]All ancient coins have been cleaned at one point or another. Keep in mind most of them have been dug up after being in the ground for many centuries. My guess is your coin was more or less solid black when discovered. Someone then rubbed off the black patina on the high points, creating the cameo appearance. Does this enhance or detract from your coin? That&#039;s up to you. I think it looks very nice and would be happy to have it in my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>$50 is a reasonable price for that coin. The weight is what you would expect for a silver coin of that size, so I think you can be confident that it is silver. The difference in sound might be a result of partial crystallization of the silver. If so, stop dropping it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, welcome to Coin Talk and a interesting and rewarding--but not addicting, no, no, I swear I&#039;m not addicted--new hobby.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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