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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;tmoneyeagles, post: 4400898, member: 17557&quot;]Welcome to CoinTalk!</p><p><br /></p><p>I still not much of an ancient collector myself, but studying Latin and Greek years ago is also what got me into, at the very least, appreciating ancient coinage. </p><p><br /></p><p>Ancient experts, feel free to correct me if I&#039;m wrong, but I recall years ago seeing a statement on this forum about how every piece of ancient coinage has been cleaned in some fashion over the years--that stands to reason to me, as you can&#039;t even find a US bust half dollar that hasn&#039;t been dipped. </p><p><br /></p><p>Some ancient coinage was remarkably well kept, others well preserved after some damage was done, and plenty were in dirt for hundreds of years and may never look quite themselves ever again. The reason your coin looks the way it does isn&#039;t a univariable analysis, as seldom things are. Just be thankful for all the hands it passed through over the generations that preserved that wonderful piece of history. That is an outstanding piece you&#039;ve got there, let alone for your first coin!</p><p><br /></p><p>As a side note, assuming you attend university, be careful to which professors you bring up numismatics to. I&#039;ve met and worked with plenty of classics professors who believe it is immoral to even own ancient coinage, because every time one of us hits &quot;Buy It Now&quot; on eBay, a historical site is brutally ransacked so that coin poachers can make a quick buck. I don&#039;t agree with their sentiment, but figured I&#039;d pass along the warning.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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