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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2488622, member: 19463&quot;]The fact remains that coins would not be smoothed except for the fact that experience has taught practitioners that it will increase the amount they can get for the coin.&nbsp; I know many of us have smoothed coins that we do not realize have been smoothed.&nbsp; We all hate sloppy work but many people like pretty coins and a professional surface job will sell well to someone if not to the purists among us.</p><p><br /></p><p>Our attitude is very interesting when you consider what is done to oil paintings and sculptures including ancient ones.&nbsp; Recently the local museum &#039;adjusted&#039; the repairs of their full length statue of Caligula and improved the way the parts fit together.&nbsp; Few ancient statues are in one piece and they vary in workmanship on restoration.&nbsp; We coin fans are unique among appreciators of ancient art that we can get picky about things like smoothing, repairs or assembly from parts.&nbsp; Anyone want to talk about dinosaur skeletons?&nbsp; Their situation makes our marbles look &#039;mint state&#039;.&nbsp; </p><p>old</p><p><img src="http://www.pbase.com/dougsmit/image/141051263.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>new</p><p>[ATTACH=full]526331[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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