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 Posted 02/21/2025  4:47 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add livingwater to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It's been very harshly cleaned. Save your money and buy a nicer one with good metal surface, natural wear.
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 Posted 02/21/2025  8:12 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add samoth to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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To my newbie, untrained, uneducated eye it looks great! What am I missing?


It looks dipped. Some people like that bright, clean color, but I'm personally a fan of darker, older toning -- which is unfortunately somewhat difficult to find.

Learning what colors are good, bad, natural, artificial, &c. is something that takes time and varies from one series to another, one metal to another. If you're wondering why people are pointing that out, don't worry -- we've all been there :)
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02/21/2025 8:13 pm
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 Posted 02/22/2025  08:36 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add livingwater to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Compare pics of my Athens tetradrachms in your other post to pics you posted here. Notice mine have no cleaning scratches, no porous pits, are not badly worn, etc. When you buy an ancient or modern coin, avoid those with surface problems unless it's cheap and that's all you want to spend.
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