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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Rich Beale, post: 2762378, member: 77960&quot;]I am not debating the point that undisclosed manipulation of a coin&#039;s appearance is ethically questionable at best - be it paint or sand. At worst it is simply dishonest. However you have again ignored my point that in Israel and among Judaean collectors, it is considered normal.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I fully agree however that the dealer named absolutely should disclose where a patina has been added. When this isn&#039;t done it certainly will confuse people not able to differentiate between &#039;genuine&#039; earthen adhesions and the artificial added kind - a distinction this thread has been unable to make, which I hope my posts have at least helped to remedy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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