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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lehmansterms, post: 3224434, member: 80804&quot;]There was a documentary on PBS - it aired a number of times several years ago - about restorations and the associated dig in the actual Roman baths of Bath. They found thousands and thousands of coins. People threw them into the &quot;sacred spring&quot; the way folks throw coins into &quot;wishing wells&quot; or fountains. Many were fairly profoundly corroded by the water which, I guess, is somewhat acidic, but interestingly some coins which evidently landed flat on the silty bottom were perfectly preserved by anaerobic conditions - but only on the &quot;bottom&quot; side stuck into the silt, the &quot;top&quot; sides were as corroded as everything else. I wouldn&#039;t be too surprised if some of the coins found in these restorations have been sold to help defray the costs of reconstruction.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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