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I'm wondering if this kit at Dirty Old Coins is worth the price of $75 along with a CD-ROM disk, 11 coins ; 1 restored and 10 that you can clean yourself with a kit. Is this kit targeted for kids or for new people that can obtain advanced knowledge eventually? I'm just wondering if anyone has ever purchased this kit. Right now, it kind of seems like a good idea so that I can learn more. Any thoughts would be good. And if you have purchased it, I would like to know how good it is. Edited by Gil-galad
10/29/2011 12:25 pm
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This might make a nice gift for someone that is just starting to collect ancients. But I wouldn't pay $75 for it. You can buy lots of 10 uncleaned coins for under $30 on e-bay. Cleaning instructions can be found on the web, along with tons of information on ancients. And you can download the the complete book ERIC I free at Dirty Old Coins.
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In scrub we trust!  That beats me! |
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In scrub we trust!That beats me! Huh? You have lost me. |
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Yeah, just buy a cheaper uncleaned lot. And you could always just buy uncleaned coins from Dirty Old Coins. That still would be cheaper while giving them some business.
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In scrub we trust! That's a slogan on one of the images on the site. A Roman guy is smiling and holding a toothbrush with the slogan on top. Edited by Gil-galad
10/29/2011 6:09 pm
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Yes I know and this is funny :D
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Oh! Just color me stupid I guess.
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has anybody already bought "already restored" coins from them and if so can you let us know if this is worth it and post a pic of some of the coins so we can get a look? personally I like to clean my own but have had mixed results just curious on what these coins would look like. How do you think they cleaned them.
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I've not bought any from them, but in my experience it is sometimes more fruitful to buy already cleaned coins. I know. We all like to clean coins and see what surprises lay beneath the crud. But the cost of buying uncleaned coins has risen in the past couple of years to the point of $4-$5 each. Then, when you get them, only about 30-40% are attributable and the rest are virtually slugs. Recently, I have posted images of coins I've purchased under $10, and in many cases under $5, that have great detail and patina. It's hardly worth the effort to clean for weeks/months to find you have a hand full of slugs for which you paid $5. Just MHO of course.
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On that site, it looks like some of the higher quality coins are on top and the lower ones look closer to slugs. They probably give out a good portion of those as well.
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I actually buy most of my ancient lots from Dirty Old Coins. My experiences have been fairly good though. One time I bought six already restored coins for $5 a piece. All six ended up being Constantius II and five of them had the soldier stabbing the fallen horseman reverse. Of this small lot two were very nice, two were not too bad, and a couple left a bit to be desired. I have also bought a few small lots of uncleaned coins from them. Once again these ended up mainly being Constantius II, but I did find a few Valentinians and one 333CE Rome commemorative. Although many of the coins I have not received have not been the most valuable, at least I know that I am buying from a trustworthy dealer, and the coins are still fun to clean.
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That's a good point and one to consider. It seems like to me that Constantius II coins seem to be rather common for Roman coins. I have read about buying uncleaned lots from ebay. Seems like a lot of people end up getting more slugs from there. |
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Posted 10/29/2011 3:43 pm
