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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsimonel, post: 2745447, member: 82549&quot;]I understand your preference for the black, shiny patina. It does look nice and tends to show off details well. But keep in mind that patinas can easily be faked. There are all kinds of things you can smear on the surface of a coin to make it look that way. I&#039;ve bought coins with beautiful black patinas that turned out to be black shoe polish that wiped off in my hands. (&quot;All lots sold as it. No returns.&quot;)</p><p><br /></p><p>Not all black patinas are fake, of course. Many, probably most, are genuine. My point is that the color of a patina is probably not worth paying a premium for since just about any color patina can be faked. All it takes is a can of Rust-Oleum and an insufficiency of ethics.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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