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Offline Alan M3

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Tooled Claudius was it worth buying
« on: March 05, 2023, 08:24:18 am »
I strongly believe this coin was tooled; however, it was not listed in the description. I paid $120 for it. Should I return it or try to sell it? It is a nice coin, but I doubt it's worth that much.


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Re: Tooled Claudius was it worth buying
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2023, 09:19:09 am »
What makes you think it's tooled?

Offline Alan M3

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Re: Tooled Claudius was it worth buying
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2023, 09:43:22 am »
The area around it looks like someone was picking at it. Around the bust there are some marks indicating someone has been picking there.

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Re: Tooled Claudius was it worth buying
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2023, 10:40:52 am »
Hard to tell as the photo gets fuzzy when you zoom in - but it looks more like it was poorly cleaned.  Patina is gone from the highlights but there is still gunk around the letters - whether dirt or corrosion I don't know.

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Offline Pete B

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Re: Tooled Claudius was it worth buying
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2023, 10:10:32 am »
try using pictures at 600+  pixels and/or over 150 kb

 

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