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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 7051669, member: 85693&quot;]Ah.&nbsp; As I was typing, Ryro beat me to the punch.&nbsp; I think we&#039;re on the same page here - but with electrolysis experience...</p><p><br /></p><p>My thoughts: </p><p><br /></p><p>I am certainly no expert on patina, but that Hadrian could just be a poorly-cleaned example - where some of the (genuine) patina was stripped away, but not all of it.&nbsp; As a bottom-feeder, I have several AEs that look like this.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As for the Faustina, I also have some AEs where only a few high areas are note patinated.&nbsp; I just figured the coin got banged around some over the centuries.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If somebody is going to the trouble to fake patina a coin, why not just cover the whole surface?&nbsp; Every coin is shiny under the patina, whether the patina is genuine or fake, so I am not sure how the shiny bits can determine the genuineness of the patina.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If it were mine, I wouldn&#039;t strip it - half a patina being better than none at all.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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