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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2769530, member: 56859&quot;]WOW, SevA-- those are all wonderful but I particularly love the Serapis-on-platter coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for your theory, hmm.&nbsp; Maybe... I&#039;ve only accumulated Dattari&#039;s Roman Egypt coins, and their patinas look nothing like the beautiful finish of your coins.&nbsp; Many of the ex Dattari Egyptian coins are BD-ridden and nasty.&nbsp; I wonder what they looked like when he bought them?&nbsp; Have they suffered from time and neglect, perhaps in a dank basement?&nbsp; Did he clean them with an acidic compound which caused harm over the decades?&nbsp; Since the only images are of pencil rubbings, it&#039;s difficult to compare today&#039;s condition to that of a hundred-plus years ago.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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