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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2826220, member: 19463&quot;]For a reason I do not understand there are quite a few silver denarii of Laodicea that seem to get blacker than most.&nbsp; Denarii of the period were only about 50% silver so it may have something to do with what the other 50% was.&nbsp; Perhaps it has something to do with the soil type where these were found.&nbsp; Was this from a fertilized field?&nbsp;&nbsp; I was told 50 years ago that more damage was done to ancient coins in the last century than in all the centuries before because of the spread of chemical fertilizers.&nbsp; True?&nbsp; A little wear after being dug up might reveal a more gray interior as in the first below but the smooth black is better looking than what you are likely to get through cleaning.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]665017[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]665016[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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