I'm asking myself for many years how it is possible
auction houses present in their sales that kind of coin. The answer is: there is a market for it. Some collectors don't care to buy something that
had been altered. I'm not one of them but I respect those guys.The important thing for me is the honesty of the seller. All the coins above are clearly described as "smoothed" or "
tooled". I even sometimes saw coins in
forum shop here with the description "
tooled" and that's ok with me as long as it's crystal clear the piece
had been retouched.
DT