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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ken Dorney, post: 3392523, member: 76086&quot;][USER=78244]@TypeCoin971793[/USER] mentioned in another thread <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/gold-inlaid-knife-coin-the-fascinating-story-of-the-rise-and-fall-of-wang-mang.315047/page-2#post-3362527" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/gold-inlaid-knife-coin-the-fascinating-story-of-the-rise-and-fall-of-wang-mang.315047/page-2#post-3362527">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/gold-inlaid-knife-coin-the-fascinating-story-of-the-rise-and-fall-of-wang-mang.315047/page-2#post-3362527</a> something he called &#039;patina transfer&#039;, a term I have never heard before but understand.&nbsp; I thought it a topic worthy of a separate thread.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve actually never heard or read anyone trying to describe it but I suppose a better term might be &#039;patina pattern&#039;.&nbsp; For European coins it is rare to encounter as most coins are immediately cleaned.&nbsp; But with Asian coins many come to market uncleaned and examples can be found a bit more easily. </p><p><br /></p><p>Patterns form in the patina of a coin when an object lies against the surface of the coin and over time the patina forms around said object leaving behind a mirror image.&nbsp; Sometimes the pattern is from another coin (and this is common for Chinese coins where they are buried in neat stacks). </p><p><br /></p><p>I came across the coin below this weekend which shows a nice textile pattern.&nbsp; Post any you might have:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]901200[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]901202[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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