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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1618418, member: 26302&quot;]They were buried. If ancient coins would have been kept by collectors all of those years more of them would be destroyed.</p><p><br /></p><p>TBH, most ancients that survived very well were buried in pots. Bury a coin in a pot and you prevent almost all moisture damage, and there is no oxygen for it to interact with. </p><p><br /></p><p>A lot more coins that are found not in containers are corroded beyond recognition. A large percentage of &quot;nice condition&quot; coins that ancient collectors collect were all found in pots buried in the ground, so they were protected.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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