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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3849945, member: 19463"]There are two kinds of worn, patinated coins. We prefer coins with wear that got that wear in antiquity and were iced by time with a smooth green. This Claudius as was too worn to convince me to keep it and too pretty on the obverse to give it away. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1020412[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Caligula is the more worn of my two Vesta asses but by far the best due to the surfaces.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1020413[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand, Nero lost much of its patina from the high spots to wear in recent times. Was this from cleaning, use as a pocket piece or something else? I like the coin because it illustrates red copper used in asses and how patina can obscure the metal color. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1020414[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3849945, member: 19463"]There are two kinds of worn, patinated coins. We prefer coins with wear that got that wear in antiquity and were iced by time with a smooth green. This Claudius as was too worn to convince me to keep it and too pretty on the obverse to give it away. [ATTACH=full]1020412[/ATTACH] Caligula is the more worn of my two Vesta asses but by far the best due to the surfaces. [ATTACH=full]1020413[/ATTACH] On the other hand, Nero lost much of its patina from the high spots to wear in recent times. Was this from cleaning, use as a pocket piece or something else? I like the coin because it illustrates red copper used in asses and how patina can obscure the metal color. [ATTACH=full]1020414[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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