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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 12341, member: 57463&quot;]I advice _against_ this.&nbsp; You are better off buying such &quot;uncleaned&quot; coins from a recognized dealer of ancients such as Frank Robinson or Francis Rath.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>A recent article in The Celator (the leading monthly magazine for collectors of ancients) gave dramatic evidence of _fake_ cheapies included in such &quot;uncleaned&quot; lots.</p><p><br /></p><p>A few years back, I worked for a morning visiting an eBay seller in my area, helping him sort &quot;uncleaned&quot; coins that he had imported.&nbsp; We put them into more or less equalized lots.&nbsp; While uncleaned, these were not unsearched.&nbsp; With some knowledge of ancient Greeks and less of ancient Romans, I found it very easy to learn to read these coins through the dirt and parcel out the better ones.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you go to an ANA convention or a regional coin show sponsored by a reputable club, you can find much better bargains in the $5, $10, and $20 range.&nbsp; For about $35, you can own a genuine silver denarius from the Pax Romana high point from a dealer who subscribes to a Code of Ethics ... or for 65 cents you can buy from an anonymous person a coin that was worthless when it was issued during the &quot;Military Anarchy&quot; -- if it is genuine at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>Michael</p><p>&quot;You get what you pay for.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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