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<p>[QUOTE="Herodotus, post: 5182612, member: 111387"]W/out the cleaning, we wouldn't know that 'Bootykins' was Pontifex Maximus and Tribune Potestate.</p><p><br /></p><p>While I do enjoy a finely-aged green patina, when it obscures the sharper details of the coin; it's a tough call on when/where to stop the cleaning/restoration process. The unknown is whether aggressively cleaning a coin will expose rough corroded services, and in doing so; make the coin look worse. Therein lies a gamble.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a personal preference, I actually don't mind leathery/beef jerky toned coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've read somewhere that green patinas are the more preferred among Euro collectors, whereas brown/darker patinas are more favored by N. Americans.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would wager that the AE coins that hammer for the most @auction have been expertly cleaned to remove any semblance of crud; to best highlight the devices on a coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the above coin(over inflated price aside), I would think it would/will fetch more in its present state, than before -- Due to the features now exposed on the portrait of the emperor, and the release of the legend from encrustation.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Herodotus, post: 5182612, member: 111387"]W/out the cleaning, we wouldn't know that 'Bootykins' was Pontifex Maximus and Tribune Potestate. While I do enjoy a finely-aged green patina, when it obscures the sharper details of the coin; it's a tough call on when/where to stop the cleaning/restoration process. The unknown is whether aggressively cleaning a coin will expose rough corroded services, and in doing so; make the coin look worse. Therein lies a gamble. As a personal preference, I actually don't mind leathery/beef jerky toned coins. I've read somewhere that green patinas are the more preferred among Euro collectors, whereas brown/darker patinas are more favored by N. Americans. I would wager that the AE coins that hammer for the most @auction have been expertly cleaned to remove any semblance of crud; to best highlight the devices on a coin. As for the above coin(over inflated price aside), I would think it would/will fetch more in its present state, than before -- Due to the features now exposed on the portrait of the emperor, and the release of the legend from encrustation.[/QUOTE]
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