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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GinoLR, post: 13294049, member: 128351&quot;]Very respectfully too <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Nice coins, the kind that makes the collector&#039;s pride, are rarely random lost coins. I had myself the opportunity of finding random lost coins: they are almost always worn and corroded small bronzes. Or, rarely, very worn silver. I never heard of a random lost gold piece. The Bible explains this very well : Luke 15:8-10. </p><p><br /></p><p>Nice coins, not corroded, patinated, are most often found in tombs (where the coin was well-protected, a tomb being a time-capsule) or in hoards. The amount of information provided by a tomb or a hoard is enormous, but it is lost forever when some lucky guy digs the tomb without any care just to pocket the metallic objects, and in haste, not to be seen digging there... When hoards are discovered they are immediately dispersed, all information they could carry being lost. </p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe all collectors do not look at coins the same way... Let&#039;s consider this AE antoninianus of Victorinus : </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1529615[/ATTACH] </p><p>Nice specimen, not really outstanding. If sold it would be worth USD 35.00 to 50.00... not more. Provenance? Who cares, for such a common piece? But this coin is actually exceptional: it has been discovered in U Thong, Thailand.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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