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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Julius Germanicus, post: 5399357, member: 80783&quot;]A dark patinated bronze coin can certainly be attractive, but the yellow tone is a personal preference of mine. The better visibility and originality of the light colour (versus a dark one) are just a bonus <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p>No, I have never attempted to remove a patina. I don´t even know if it is possible to &quot;strip&quot; a coin that is covered by a dark patina into a yellow coin again without leaving an eroded surface at least, as you never know what is underneath the patina (see the history of the formerly 72.000 USD Plotina Sestertius mentioned in my original post). </p><p>I actively seek these out but also buy Sestertii with a matte yellowish &quot;Tiber&quot; patina (presumably acquired by burial in a river bed) or with a light two-tone-patina like the Sestertius in my Avatar (which certainly has untouched surfaces).</p><p>Right now I am experimenting with keeping a low grade patinated Sestertius of Lucilla in my pocket money. After a couple of weeks the surfaces show a corroded orange tone, but in no way as yellow or clean as my Trajan or even my OP Plotina.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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