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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;britannia40, post: 3172958, member: 74818&quot;]For the first part : from my minute experience I head a lot of not so great things concerning uncleaned roman/ancient coins. Which generally most have been gone thru and the dregs and culls get sold as unsearched/uncleaned.</p><p><br /></p><p>With that said I think these still lives some good opportunity with semi uncleaned coins to get nice examples that you have to put time into. I know its easier for someone to just buy the pristine example but some don&#039;t have the disposable income and some just like the satisfaction of doing it themselves.</p><p><br /></p><p>I bought the below coins recently and plan on restoring them myself with patience and a decent amount of time. I believe they have the ability to be very good+ details. Now I do keep in mind that dirt can cover things like pitting bronze disease and other unfriendlys but its a risk you must calculate.</p><p><br /></p><p>here are a few that need a mostly full cleaning. Im sure they were cleaned this much to check for rarities etc. I still think they have some great detail potential.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]815920[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]815922[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]815919[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]815921[/ATTACH]</p><p>I also purchased this completely caked&nbsp; Hungary,</p><p>Bela III, 1172-1196 AD, Æ Scyphate Follis</p><p>[ATTACH=full]815924[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>then you can also find some that just need a touch up such as the below coin. Now I know Doug had mentioned he wouldn&#039;t touch it up as it sits now due to color change and what might be underneath if I understood correctly.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]815926[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>For the second part: In the end im not a big fan of dirt on coins especially if they might be doing more damage. Such as a desert patina, which from my understanding isn&#039;t really patina at all but dirt. Now I know that often times they hide pitting and other issues but I would think leaving on there might just add to that.</p><p><br /></p><p>Im curious what the others think as im not dead set on anything yet I just look at and weigh options. I really like to see details on coins and not sand and dirt coving the available portraits and letters.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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