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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 3036592, member: 44316&quot;]I ran across this old thread and see I never answered the question. At the time, maybe I didn&#039;t want to show you this mistake. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]757417[/ATTACH] </p><p>Yes, the two sides were different colors. I now think the patina was recently applied after extensive tooling. Each side has a really attractive glossy surface (which helps cover up the tooling marks.) I don&#039;t know why they didn&#039;t color both sides the same. The tooler was highly skilled. It looks like a great coin until you see what the untooled ones look like. The hair is not right. The drapery is not right. When I bought it I thought I could live with the tooling (which the seller did not conceal) in order to get this interesting type. I was wrong. I grew to hate it. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is some advice:&nbsp; Even if you don&#039;t mind some tooling and appreciate the accompanying price break, listen to those experienced collectors who have been at it longer and avoid tooled coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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