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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Factor, post: 7942342, member: 96413&quot;]Being a collector of Judaean city coins for over 20 years, one thing that I learned is that one should not expect a natural patina on coins from that region. Pretty much every coin is repatriated to look more appealing, usually way before it gets to the Ebay or VCoins dealer we purchase coins from. I personally don&#039;t see much problems in this practice, as far as it just masks some surface defects and doesn&#039;t cover any details. Sellers rarely specifically disclose artificial patinas, because it would be rather an exception not to have it, and it is kinda presumed. Many coins are also tooled and smoothed (not as much in LRB) and that&#039;s a different story. Overall, I personally would not even consider returning a coin over fake patina or discussing it with a dealer.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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