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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 2795, member: 112"]I will make no comment about the particular seller - but rather about these types of auctions in general. </p><p><br /></p><p>The key word one must pay attention to is "uncleaned". These are coins that have been found buried in the ground and are still many times lumped together in one large lump. They can be totally covered and encrusted with almost any type of sediment. They are also often completely corroded and unrecoginizable as coins at all. Perhaps the best way to describe these type of auctions is to use the old saying - buying a pig in a poke. You may as well buy coins that someone offers like this - </p><p><br /></p><p>" Inside this bag is a coin. You cannot see this coin before buying it. It might be worth a great deal - then again it might be worth absolutely nothing. But for just $5 - you get the chance to find out !! "</p><p><br /></p><p>How many of those auctions would you participate in ?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 2795, member: 112"]I will make no comment about the particular seller - but rather about these types of auctions in general. The key word one must pay attention to is "uncleaned". These are coins that have been found buried in the ground and are still many times lumped together in one large lump. They can be totally covered and encrusted with almost any type of sediment. They are also often completely corroded and unrecoginizable as coins at all. Perhaps the best way to describe these type of auctions is to use the old saying - buying a pig in a poke. You may as well buy coins that someone offers like this - " Inside this bag is a coin. You cannot see this coin before buying it. It might be worth a great deal - then again it might be worth absolutely nothing. But for just $5 - you get the chance to find out !! " How many of those auctions would you participate in ?[/QUOTE]
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