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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;paul_s, post: 1053938, member: 28130&quot;]Thanks very much for the advice all - I appreciate folks taking the time to give such full and useful answers.</p><p><br /></p><p>I looked at a few &#039;uncleaned&#039; Ebay lots but didn&#039;t go for them for a few reasons. I noticed that some of the sellers described themselves as nighthawks. I know that wondering if archaeological sites had been damaged in the collection of the coins would destroy any enjoyment I might have taken in owning the coins. I&#039;d be interested in other folks views on this.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve also read that ancient coin cleaning takes time and skill and that it&#039;s possible to wreck a good coin by over cleaning and destroying the patina. It&#039;s something that I&#039;d like to learn more about once I have a better idea of how well cleaned coins should look. My assumption is that there would be more uncleaned coins available here in the UK than in the US but I could be wrong about this.</p><p><br /></p><p>I take the point it&#039;s going to be much harder to research and identify a coin that is very worn and incomplete and I&#039;m not sure I&#039;d want to build a collection based on coins of this grade. That said, these low grade coins have really captured my imagination. For the price of a couple of beers I&#039;m happy <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m going to read up and perhaps get myself to a coin fair in the new year so I can see some better grade coins in the flesh.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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