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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;nerosmyfavorite68, post: 24897712, member: 134416&quot;]The Antioch mint had, in my opinion, by far the best portrait of all the mints. I&#039;d like to pick up a VF or XF example, sometime.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think vcoins/ma-shops should make a rule that known bronze disease has to be disclosed in any coin over a certain price point.</p><p><br /></p><p>I once asked the proprietor of Aegean numismatics about a coin, whether it was BD or verdigris, not to be disrepectful in any way, it was just one of those cases where it was kind of unclear.&nbsp; The answer I got was very impressive.&nbsp; He said he doesn&#039;t sell coins with BD, they&#039;re culled out.&nbsp; I was delighted that I never had to ask him again.&nbsp; David Connors is also pretty good about being upfront about BD.</p><p><br /></p><p>Zurqieh is pretty bad about disclosing BD or some big problem, but I actually enjoy buying from there.&nbsp; I&#039;m just careful about what I buy.&nbsp; If there&#039;s any kind of major red flag, I just stay away.</p><p><br /></p><p>The photographs are totally unpredictable.&nbsp; A coin which looks toned can actually be toned, or is, in the majority of times, cleaned and shiny.&nbsp; I got lucky with the Parthian coins.&nbsp; They ended up being actually toned and one even ended up being a new variant.&nbsp; All in all, I&#039;m pretty happy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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