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<p>[QUOTE="hotwheelsearl, post: 4525849, member: 75143"]Constans AE21</p><p>FTR Galley reverse</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1121309[/ATTACH] </p><p>Unsightly splotches of green and brown cover the entirety of both surfaces. There is some attempted cleaning in the right field of the obverse, to no effect.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1121311[/ATTACH] </p><p>This is what we call a good success. The obverse is completely cleared of all blemishes, and the reverse has some great detail. Again, the green wouldn't leave but at least it's darkened enough to blend in.</p><p><b>Rating: 8/10</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Magnentius AE21</p><p>Victory circle reverse</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1121312[/ATTACH] </p><p>This one looks pretty bad, almost beyond hope. The reverse appears obliterated and it's overall pretty rough.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1121313[/ATTACH] </p><p>Et Voila - a decent result from not-so-decent beginnings. Unfortunately, the obverse still has a few greens, but it's not too bad. The right victory on the reverse is obliterated, but at least the overall composition looks a bit better than it did before.</p><p><b>Rating: 7/10</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Average Total Rating: 7.5/10</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Value for the cost</b>: Excellent. You're paying 7 bucks each for some very easy to clean and very presentable coins. You could pay twice or three times as much for something that looks nearly the same.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Fun Factor</b>: I was still irritated at spending 15 hours I'll never get back with the NRC lot, so I was pretty bitter starting out. Compared to that, this was Disneyland with the family.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Satisfaction</b>: Superb. I wasn't expecting too much, but I got some amazing results with little to no effort. All it took was lye and some wax and these are very beautiful coins. Nothing more satisfying that unveiling a stupid looking Constans in such good condition.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Recommendation</b>: Excellent buy for all ages.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Conclusion</b>: These coins appear to be rejects from the HH stock. HH either cleans themselves, or outsources cleanings, it appears. All six of these coins appear to have come from the same hoard, and with the same overall issues of brown rust and hard green corrosion. All exhibited some measure of attempted cleanings, which were given up for whatever reason. Perhaps the cleaner uncovered a coin that wasn't worth too much, or not worth the effort in trying to clean. Whatever the case, the savings were passed on to youuuuuu.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Final Word</b>: There was no misleading description to give you a false sense of security. The seller said they "looked promising" and by golly they did. These are the best uncleaned coins I've bought. However, I think I'll lay off it for quite a while now since I've already exhausted my bank account on...coins...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="hotwheelsearl, post: 4525849, member: 75143"]Constans AE21 FTR Galley reverse [ATTACH=full]1121309[/ATTACH] Unsightly splotches of green and brown cover the entirety of both surfaces. There is some attempted cleaning in the right field of the obverse, to no effect. [ATTACH=full]1121311[/ATTACH] This is what we call a good success. The obverse is completely cleared of all blemishes, and the reverse has some great detail. Again, the green wouldn't leave but at least it's darkened enough to blend in. [B]Rating: 8/10 [/B] Magnentius AE21 Victory circle reverse [ATTACH=full]1121312[/ATTACH] This one looks pretty bad, almost beyond hope. The reverse appears obliterated and it's overall pretty rough. [ATTACH=full]1121313[/ATTACH] Et Voila - a decent result from not-so-decent beginnings. Unfortunately, the obverse still has a few greens, but it's not too bad. The right victory on the reverse is obliterated, but at least the overall composition looks a bit better than it did before. [B]Rating: 7/10 Average Total Rating: 7.5/10 Value for the cost[/B]: Excellent. You're paying 7 bucks each for some very easy to clean and very presentable coins. You could pay twice or three times as much for something that looks nearly the same. [B]Fun Factor[/B]: I was still irritated at spending 15 hours I'll never get back with the NRC lot, so I was pretty bitter starting out. Compared to that, this was Disneyland with the family. [B]Satisfaction[/B]: Superb. I wasn't expecting too much, but I got some amazing results with little to no effort. All it took was lye and some wax and these are very beautiful coins. Nothing more satisfying that unveiling a stupid looking Constans in such good condition. [B]Recommendation[/B]: Excellent buy for all ages. [B]Conclusion[/B]: These coins appear to be rejects from the HH stock. HH either cleans themselves, or outsources cleanings, it appears. All six of these coins appear to have come from the same hoard, and with the same overall issues of brown rust and hard green corrosion. All exhibited some measure of attempted cleanings, which were given up for whatever reason. Perhaps the cleaner uncovered a coin that wasn't worth too much, or not worth the effort in trying to clean. Whatever the case, the savings were passed on to youuuuuu. [B]Final Word[/B]: There was no misleading description to give you a false sense of security. The seller said they "looked promising" and by golly they did. These are the best uncleaned coins I've bought. However, I think I'll lay off it for quite a while now since I've already exhausted my bank account on...coins...[/QUOTE]
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