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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2840902, member: 56859&quot;]Cheap uncleaned vs cheap cleaned has been discussed many times, but I&#039;d go with cleaned coins.&nbsp; You won&#039;t have to pay much more for cleaned lower grade late Roman Bronzes than you would for &quot;uncleaned&quot; coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I began collecting ancients in 2013 I started with uncleaned coins.&nbsp; Wanna see them?&nbsp; Click this link:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/what-do-you-think-about-those-uncleaned-ancients-on-ebay.260701/#post-2101474" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/what-do-you-think-about-those-uncleaned-ancients-on-ebay.260701/#post-2101474">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/what-do-you-think-about-those-uncleaned-ancients-on-ebay.260701/#post-2101474</a></p><p><br /></p><p>They were horrible.&nbsp; Absolutely a waste of money and time.&nbsp; It is possible to find better &quot;uncleaned&quot; coins but from what I see, finding good uncleaned lots is rare.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ll post some suggestions for finding low-cost late Roman bronzes later after running an errand <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Edited to add:&nbsp; I&#039;m happy to see that DirtyOldCoins has added some inexpensive already-cleaned coins.&nbsp; In fact, they cost no more than the uncleaned losers I bought from DOC five years ago.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://dirtyoldcoins.com/home/restored-roman-coins" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://dirtyoldcoins.com/home/restored-roman-coins" rel="nofollow">http://dirtyoldcoins.com/home/restored-roman-coins</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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