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<p>[QUOTE="rrdenarius, post: 4128538, member: 75525"]If you have 1000 to 1500 coins, you should do a quick sort first. I would make a sort like this:</p><ul> <li>separate the coins, I assume some are fused together</li> <li>sort by size / weight - I would work on the big ones first</li> <li>sort by coins that have visible features - head, horse, someone standing, etc.</li> <li>work on coins that have legends you can read, if any</li> <li>I assume most will be LRBs (late Roman bronzes). Do a search here for LRB to see some.</li> <li>When you have a cleaned coin with features and legend, post a picture here. Make sure the pic is focus and large enough to see.</li> </ul><p>You have a large chore. If you spend only 10 minutes per coin (and I don't see how you can attribute them in less time), you have 20+ 8 hour work days ahead of you. </p><p>Have fun.</p><p>FYI - I have spent weeks writing up a coin that was attributed by professional coin dealers.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1069275[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rrdenarius, post: 4128538, member: 75525"]If you have 1000 to 1500 coins, you should do a quick sort first. I would make a sort like this: [LIST] [*]separate the coins, I assume some are fused together [*]sort by size / weight - I would work on the big ones first [*]sort by coins that have visible features - head, horse, someone standing, etc. [*]work on coins that have legends you can read, if any [*]I assume most will be LRBs (late Roman bronzes). Do a search here for LRB to see some. [*]When you have a cleaned coin with features and legend, post a picture here. Make sure the pic is focus and large enough to see. [/LIST] You have a large chore. If you spend only 10 minutes per coin (and I don't see how you can attribute them in less time), you have 20+ 8 hour work days ahead of you. Have fun. FYI - I have spent weeks writing up a coin that was attributed by professional coin dealers. [ATTACH=full]1069275[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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