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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 6390505, member: 85693"]Nemo makes some good points - I've had some silver coins that had been cleaned white develop a pleasant toning after a few years if not left in a holder. There is nothing artificial or even intentional about it. </p><p><br /></p><p>The word "patina" makes me uncomfortable in regards to silver coins. To me patina is what happens to bronze/copper/brass. Genuine AE patina takes centuries to develop. A fake patina on a bronze coin came about from a definite chemical "faking" process. Maybe "tone" for silver and "patina" for AE is a good distinction to make? </p><p><br /></p><p>I think your coin looks fine, Donna. But I agree sellers shouldn't be cooking coins (or whatever) to perk up the color. You could clean it back to white and let nature take its course (not what I would do, however).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 6390505, member: 85693"]Nemo makes some good points - I've had some silver coins that had been cleaned white develop a pleasant toning after a few years if not left in a holder. There is nothing artificial or even intentional about it. The word "patina" makes me uncomfortable in regards to silver coins. To me patina is what happens to bronze/copper/brass. Genuine AE patina takes centuries to develop. A fake patina on a bronze coin came about from a definite chemical "faking" process. Maybe "tone" for silver and "patina" for AE is a good distinction to make? I think your coin looks fine, Donna. But I agree sellers shouldn't be cooking coins (or whatever) to perk up the color. You could clean it back to white and let nature take its course (not what I would do, however).[/QUOTE]
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