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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 677511, member: 57463&quot;]<b>... the most common artifact of any civilization ...</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Allen G. Berman still makes a special offer to readers of the The Celator whereby he sells identified medieval silvers for $9 each.&nbsp; Buy 12 and get the Walker book free.</p><p><br /></p><p>Francis Rath used to sell ancients for $5 each, if you bought 100 of them.&nbsp; He used to get them in crates back before the days of UNESCO and the Bulgarians.&nbsp; The London Coin Galleries of Mission Viejo and the Educational Coin Company also used to have similar deals.&nbsp; Such opportunities come and go.</p><p><br /></p><p>The thing is that coins are the most common artifact of any civilization -- and unlike the rest, they do not rot, mould, wither or decay.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, be aware that it does not take much practice to look at coins through the dirt.&nbsp; An experienced dealer -- and it does not take that much experience -- can sort through a thousand coins in an hour or so, pick out the ones worth cleaning up and sell the junk to hopeful collectors.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, anyone who buys these bargain lots online needs to be aware of fakes.&nbsp; Yes, people will salt in moden replicas to bulk up a mixed lot of &quot;uncleaned&quot; (ahem) coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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