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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;nerosmyfavorite68, post: 24890772, member: 134416&quot;]Unless it has bronze disease or something of the sort, patinas are our friends.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1598893[/ATTACH]</p><p>Aside from the unappealing artistic issues, this coin of Heraclius came from a scarce military mint which I had wanted for a long time. While this one was &#039;nice&#039; for the type, the stripped patina (perhaps they had to clear up some corrosion issues?) made it less appealing to own.&nbsp; Yes, there are faux patination kits and someone who&#039;s good at it can achieve great results, but I&#039;m incompetent with chemicals.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1598894[/ATTACH]</p><p>Which is more appealing (artistic differences aside)?&nbsp; The naturally patinated one.</p><p><br /></p><p>That being said, the coin conservators had to learn from practice. I suppose it wouldn&#039;t hurt on inexpensive test coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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