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Bedrock of the Community
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I ran across this picture from an archaeological dig--it's a pretty cool example of how ancient silver looks when (carefully) unburied. That looks like a thick crust of patina on the coins--perhaps due to sulfur in the ground? and, if you look closely, you can see strong evidence of crystallization. I can only dream of finding something like this--I read the cache was ~ 400 Athenian owl tets.   Edited by DVCollector
01/20/2012 2:12 pm
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That's pretty cool. There is still some very nice detail showing on the coins.
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Pillar of the Community
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Even with that many coins, you'd hope it would lower the market price just a little bit. Unless they are going to museums.
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400! Oh my word. When was this found? It is truly an amazing discovery and I hope to make my way to Europe some day to do some hunting of my own.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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The photo didn't provide much information, only that they were found recently by a university dig in Greece. So I would expect they will to go to one of Greece's national museums.
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01/20/2012 2:35 pm
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Wow, that's awesome! Makes me think of all the hoards that still lay undiscovered in Europe.
BTW got the Norwegian coin today. Thanks DV!
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01/20/2012 3:46 pm
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wow thats nice. really nice.
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Its interesting how patina on bronze coins is considered a good thing but I bet all of these owls are shiny when they are sold.
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Bedrock of the Community
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All of these coins will be treated with acid to make them acceptable to the numismatic market.
Who said: 'Never clean coins'?
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Um, sel, they were found in Greece, by Greek archaeologists. Coin collectors will ever own any of them, so there is no need to make them "market acceptable".
They might even choose to keep them in this lump, as a single archaeological specimen.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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they were found in Greece, by Greek archaeologists. Coin collectors will ever own any of them, so there is no need to make them "market acceptable". With Greece in the financial trouble they are in, who knows? After all, they are now renting out some of the world,s most ancient archaeological sites at a discount. |
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If they were mine I'd leave them together. That is just way cool specimen.
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With Greece in the financial trouble they are in, who knows?  exactly my thought! Owl Tets aren't rarities, and they were basically intl. trade currency--Greek culture will not implode if they sold off a few. |
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If they were mine I'd leave them together. That is just way cool specimen.  , but maybe I'd remove just one  |
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