Original surfaces?

newsman

This eBay auction gives new meaning to the term "originality."

Here's the seller's pitch:

"Patina is a matter of taste. Either a thin, even green or a dark brown are usually preferred. Crusty coins (lumpy green and/or hard soil) are noted, but not downgraded. Professional coin collectors want their coins un-touched."

theboz11

Kermit might want them green, not me!

syraq

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*=a silly big grin is all I can say about this.

newsman

Those are pretty scarce, but I think I'd rather have one that wasn't buried in a pile of camel dung for 60 years.

syraq

Are they available in unc? This lot of three reminds me of the Tunisian 1/4,1/2 and 1 kharub that some dealers are selling together. Those are red p-l specimens though, unlike these original coins.

newsman

They're probably even scarcer in Unc. Mintages were low, and the Bedouin have a habit of drilling holes in their coins to store them.

BTW, that icon is scary.

Askari

Untouched ... since their last cleaning with laundry detergent? Certainly that must have eliminated all previous signs of "touching."

boz

Yuck

1jester

is there any chance these coins are counterfeits?

guysmy

Slimer is a much older ghost than I imagined! Funny how his green mucky-muck got so "crusty" over all those centuries.

elverno

What exactly is a "professional" coin collector? My wife says that's a dealer going broke...