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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Spaniard, post: 8157005, member: 90248&quot;]Nice pick up! ....Sand patinas tend to hide a great deal of anomalies on the underlying coins surface but also obscure the more finite details that could be present...I think it&#039;s more down to if the patina has been applied (tongue in cheek) such as some vcoin dealers often do, or is natural?..Sometimes this can be quite difficult to ascertain...I&#039;m not a lover of sand patinas and generally remove it if possible, within seconds you&#039;ll have your answer, real or fake...Btw yours looked to have been real but I personally prefer it as is now..</p><p>Here&#039;s a classic fake sprayed on patina and as to why the seller decided to apply this I have no idea but the result shows a wonderfully detailed surface with very minor surface issues...This was 10 seconds in distilled water with no brushing or picking, the water just turned yellow and out came the coin &#039;Voila&#039;!...(Maybe someone recognises the coin?)..</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1423397[/ATTACH] </p><p>I only have 2 other sand patina coins in my collection...</p><p>This one I&#039;m sure has a fake patina and one day will get around to soaking it...</p><p>&nbsp;[ATTACH=full]1423400[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This one I&#039;m reasonably sure is real and will probably leave as is..</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1423403[/ATTACH] </p><p>imho...I think it&#039;s down to an individuals preference, some like it, some don&#039;t and some will take both....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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