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<p>[QUOTE="iamtiberius, post: 3211223, member: 37707"]I'm not sure if you'll get a strong opinion without a photo. It seems there are several examples, Cleopatra right / Eagle left, that have been smoothed, but still command a decent hammer at auction.</p><p><img src="https://cngcoins.com/photos/big/690735.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=66867" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=66867" rel="nofollow">CNG 2005</a>, $2300 hammer "slight smoothing"</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://cngcoins.com/photos/enlarged/690736.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=66868" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=66868" rel="nofollow">CNG 2005</a>, $1500 hammer "some smoothing"</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://cngcoins.com/photos/big/756407.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=66933" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=66933" rel="nofollow">CNG Coin Shop</a>, $1250 "light smoothing"</p><p><br /></p><p>Most of the examples I've seen have been smoothed; so I would understand paying a decent premium when the coin has been described as such. It's the tooling I'd stay away from; but depending on the condition, it may be difficult to tell which have been tooled or not. For example, the above coins don't mention tooling at all, but it's hard to say they haven't been. Especially the middle example.</p><p><br /></p><p>A large amount of large bronze coins have been smoothed and is nearly required during the cleaning process. Bronze/brass reacts so poorly with water and oxygen that you tend to get a raised, inconsistent, bubbly surfaces over time. That's the reason and the part they smooth the surface. If your coin doesn't look tooled and the condition to price ratio is a better deal than the coins above; I'd say go for it. The name of Cleopatra alone tends to command a decent price, regardless of condition.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.coinarchives.com/0d3cbc6967a473047e1bcf9c6bf42086/img/naville/038/image00162.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1270194&AucID=2579&Lot=162&Val=73f03c83968d60de170114b32f4dc6f3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1270194&AucID=2579&Lot=162&Val=73f03c83968d60de170114b32f4dc6f3" rel="nofollow">Naville Auction 38</a>, 2018, $1085 hammer (obviously not smoothed)</p><p><br /></p><p>Michael[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="iamtiberius, post: 3211223, member: 37707"]I'm not sure if you'll get a strong opinion without a photo. It seems there are several examples, Cleopatra right / Eagle left, that have been smoothed, but still command a decent hammer at auction. [IMG]https://cngcoins.com/photos/big/690735.jpg[/IMG] [URL='https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=66867']CNG 2005[/URL], $2300 hammer "slight smoothing" [IMG]https://cngcoins.com/photos/enlarged/690736.jpg[/IMG] [URL='https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=66868']CNG 2005[/URL], $1500 hammer "some smoothing" [IMG]https://cngcoins.com/photos/big/756407.jpg[/IMG] [URL='https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=66933']CNG Coin Shop[/URL], $1250 "light smoothing" Most of the examples I've seen have been smoothed; so I would understand paying a decent premium when the coin has been described as such. It's the tooling I'd stay away from; but depending on the condition, it may be difficult to tell which have been tooled or not. For example, the above coins don't mention tooling at all, but it's hard to say they haven't been. Especially the middle example. A large amount of large bronze coins have been smoothed and is nearly required during the cleaning process. Bronze/brass reacts so poorly with water and oxygen that you tend to get a raised, inconsistent, bubbly surfaces over time. That's the reason and the part they smooth the surface. If your coin doesn't look tooled and the condition to price ratio is a better deal than the coins above; I'd say go for it. The name of Cleopatra alone tends to command a decent price, regardless of condition. [IMG]https://www.coinarchives.com/0d3cbc6967a473047e1bcf9c6bf42086/img/naville/038/image00162.jpg[/IMG] [URL='https://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1270194&AucID=2579&Lot=162&Val=73f03c83968d60de170114b32f4dc6f3']Naville Auction 38[/URL], 2018, $1085 hammer (obviously not smoothed) Michael[/QUOTE]
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