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<p>[QUOTE="sonlarson, post: 449220, member: 15488"]OK, I bit and bought 10 "uncleaned" genuine,authenic,real,ancient,rare,and valuable Roman coins on the bay for $10. When they arrived I found that they were about the size of my pinkie fingernail. After convincing the wife that I had made the deal of the century, I proceeded to soak in distilled water to remove the centuries of crud. I can actually see traces of some type of images, all seem to have heads and the reverses are vague. One look kind of like an angel with wings. I don't really expect to uncover anything of value, this was for fun and variety. However, how long would I need to soak and will I ever reveal anything? This is sort of a science project with me to see if I might find a new interest in my coin collecting. If I were to really get the ancient "bug on a budget" where would I start?</p><p>I think my interest would be either Roman, since my mother is Sicilian, or Greek, since I love their Mythology.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="sonlarson, post: 449220, member: 15488"]OK, I bit and bought 10 "uncleaned" genuine,authenic,real,ancient,rare,and valuable Roman coins on the bay for $10. When they arrived I found that they were about the size of my pinkie fingernail. After convincing the wife that I had made the deal of the century, I proceeded to soak in distilled water to remove the centuries of crud. I can actually see traces of some type of images, all seem to have heads and the reverses are vague. One look kind of like an angel with wings. I don't really expect to uncover anything of value, this was for fun and variety. However, how long would I need to soak and will I ever reveal anything? This is sort of a science project with me to see if I might find a new interest in my coin collecting. If I were to really get the ancient "bug on a budget" where would I start? I think my interest would be either Roman, since my mother is Sicilian, or Greek, since I love their Mythology.[/QUOTE]
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