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<p>[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 4530512, member: 110226"]You certainly went through the school of hard knocks with these large lots of hoard coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>That Barbaric Constans bronze is really nice, so , as with many things in life, all is not lost.</p><p><br /></p><p>This reminds me of people who buy rough uncut stones for jewelry or specimens. More often than not the duds (fractured, lacking color, pattern, etc.) far outnumber the good stones. One collector said, with sadness, many decades ago, "Yes most were bad," but then he smiled and said "but you should see the beauties I got!" </p><p><br /></p><p>Many of the coin dealers listed on VCoins and MA Shops occasionally have large lots of uncleaned coins for sale, as do many auction houses, but mainly I stay away from lots, with some exceptions, and focus on individual coins - a better return on the dollar, at least in terms of enjoyment and education.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 4530512, member: 110226"]You certainly went through the school of hard knocks with these large lots of hoard coins. That Barbaric Constans bronze is really nice, so , as with many things in life, all is not lost. This reminds me of people who buy rough uncut stones for jewelry or specimens. More often than not the duds (fractured, lacking color, pattern, etc.) far outnumber the good stones. One collector said, with sadness, many decades ago, "Yes most were bad," but then he smiled and said "but you should see the beauties I got!" Many of the coin dealers listed on VCoins and MA Shops occasionally have large lots of uncleaned coins for sale, as do many auction houses, but mainly I stay away from lots, with some exceptions, and focus on individual coins - a better return on the dollar, at least in terms of enjoyment and education.[/QUOTE]
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