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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JayAg47, post: 4983377, member: 112342&quot;]My guess is lamination flaking, the black patinated layer flakes of either on its own or during cleaning and revealing the fresh silver layer. You can also see some flaking on his lips/mustache and some in front of his nose and forehead. Never try to scratch it, speaking from experience!</p><p>These are my ‘scarred’ coins of Hadrian, Aurelius, and Nero, especially with Nero I tried to clean it but ended up only making the reverse more unsightly![ATTACH=full]1197301[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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