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dwayne8625 Pillar of the Community United States 582 Posts	Posted 01/14/2017 03:21 am When it comes to buying roman coins for me, I'm like most. Patina, good strike and a well centered legend make a difference. Enough so to were I've bought "cheap" fillers just for a set completion and swear that I would buy a better one when I had the money for it and they usually arrive researched down to the RIC reference. But buying these coins for me is about the history that comes with it. Nothing gives you that better than an uncleaned set (as long as you have realistic expectations).Chances are you won't find a showpiece and may not even get the value you put into it. After buying a few batches you get enough slugs, constansomething and fallen horseman (seriously why so many horseman) saved up. Instead of me letting them set around I went ahead and threw them in olive oil for sometime. What came out is what I expected for the most part, slugs and horsemen. But I did find a few I liked. Ae3 Constantine IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG SOLI INVICTO COMITI/ R S in field Billon Antoninianus of Gallienus GALLIENVS AVG SECVRIT PERPET honorius siliqua (clipped a few times) DN HONORIVS PF AVG wreath, VOT ? MVLT ? within Edited by dwayne8625 01/14/2017 03:36 am Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34426 Posts	Posted 01/14/2017 07:26 am Quote: constansomething "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/14/2017 08:26 am I haven't bought any uncleaned lots in years. By the time they are sold to us they have been cherry picked for the good coins and the low grade ones are put into bag lots for sale. Most turn out to be culls and Constans somethings. Maybe if your lucky something good is overlooked and you get a few nice coins, but for the most part it really isn't worth the time or effort to clean them. Though I must say when I was doing it I enjoyed the process of removing the dirt and uncovering an ancient coin underneath. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 01/14/2017 09:23 am That first Constantine turned out pretty good! I've only soaked one batch of coins (two 24 hour soaks in peroxide, then 6 months in oil). Half came out still slugs, and the other half were only just identifiable as to type, with no legends legible. I do have to admit at any rate that a lot of my best deals have been in lots, usually marketed as "uncleaned" or "unidentified". Report this Post to the Staff
dwayne8625 Pillar of the Community United States 582 Posts	Posted 01/14/2017 10:02 am Thank you Finn. I've been having an ache to buy a new batch for the last week, so I decided to mess around with some I set to the side until I find some I like. Report this Post to the Staff
dwayne8625 Pillar of the Community United States 582 Posts	Posted 01/20/2017 04:01 am Found a before of the Constantine Report this Post to the Staff
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