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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 995031, member: 19463&quot;]Silvering started during the time of Gallienus and lasted about 100 years with the exception of a few coins that actually were just base metal and were not coated (Post Reform Radiates of Diocletian come to mind).&nbsp; The silvering indicated that the alloy of the coin itself was intended to contain silver but just no enough that the coin looked silver without the wash.&nbsp; These usually range from the XXI issues of Aurelian through Diocletian era at 4.77% down to some in the 1% range.&nbsp; These alloys do not weather or clean exactly like copper and we see a lot of rough coins that just won&#039;t clean up to look right.&nbsp; We also get a few that remind us of what they looked like when new.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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