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<p>[QUOTE="svessien, post: 4103060, member: 15481"]Sorting stamps and coins have taken me through many a rough day. It’s a good hobby to pick up if your life needs sorting out. </p><p>Your coins: The first one is an antoninannus from the time of Claudius II Gothicus, or Aurelian. </p><p>It’s not worth much in that condition, I’m afraid. Make sure you don’t spend any money that you need in this starting phase. </p><p>The next coin looks like an indian bronze coin. I don’t know much about them, maybe others do. </p><p>In general, you are unlikely to find anything great in lots like that, but it’s a good way to start. An even better way to start, is by reading. There are many great online resources. This one is handy when you are to identify your coins:</p><p><a href="http://www.wildwinds.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wildwinds.com" rel="nofollow">www.wildwinds.com</a></p><p>Be very, very careful when cleaning coins. They are easily destroyed. A google search for cleaning ancient coins will probably give you the right information.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="svessien, post: 4103060, member: 15481"]Sorting stamps and coins have taken me through many a rough day. It’s a good hobby to pick up if your life needs sorting out. Your coins: The first one is an antoninannus from the time of Claudius II Gothicus, or Aurelian. It’s not worth much in that condition, I’m afraid. Make sure you don’t spend any money that you need in this starting phase. The next coin looks like an indian bronze coin. I don’t know much about them, maybe others do. In general, you are unlikely to find anything great in lots like that, but it’s a good way to start. An even better way to start, is by reading. There are many great online resources. This one is handy when you are to identify your coins: [URL="http://www.wildwinds.com"]www.wildwinds.com[/URL] Be very, very careful when cleaning coins. They are easily destroyed. A google search for cleaning ancient coins will probably give you the right information.[/QUOTE]
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