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<p>[QUOTE="snapsalot, post: 1410283, member: 37085"]Hi guys,</p><p><br /></p><p>So about 10 months ago I bought some ancient uncleaned coins off the bay. Well when I got them i was a tad surprised just how tiny they where. Some smaller then a dime none bigger then a quarter and all pretty thin. They where just tiny little slabs of metal and dirt, I honestly wondered if they where really coins. I couldnt make a single one out to be a coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well I did what many people suggested and soak them in olive oil. I basically just put them all in a little cup covered them in olive oil and kinda forgot about them for the past 10 months.</p><p><br /></p><p>Today i decided to pull em out and see what they looked like. And while they are no MS65 they are slowly starting to resemble coins <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa335/snapsalots/DSCN2887.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa335/snapsalots/DSCN2883.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa335/snapsalots/DSCN2876.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa335/snapsalots/DSCN2878.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa335/snapsalots/DSCN2855.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa335/snapsalots/DSCN2849.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa335/snapsalots/DSCN2858.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa335/snapsalots/DSCN2861.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa335/snapsalots/DSCN2865.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa335/snapsalots/DSCN2863.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Are any of these identifiable yet? Should I just go put them in olive oil for another year or should I do something else? All advice is welcome <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="snapsalot, post: 1410283, member: 37085"]Hi guys, So about 10 months ago I bought some ancient uncleaned coins off the bay. Well when I got them i was a tad surprised just how tiny they where. Some smaller then a dime none bigger then a quarter and all pretty thin. They where just tiny little slabs of metal and dirt, I honestly wondered if they where really coins. I couldnt make a single one out to be a coin. Well I did what many people suggested and soak them in olive oil. I basically just put them all in a little cup covered them in olive oil and kinda forgot about them for the past 10 months. Today i decided to pull em out and see what they looked like. And while they are no MS65 they are slowly starting to resemble coins :D. [IMG]http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa335/snapsalots/DSCN2887.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa335/snapsalots/DSCN2883.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa335/snapsalots/DSCN2876.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa335/snapsalots/DSCN2878.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa335/snapsalots/DSCN2855.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa335/snapsalots/DSCN2849.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa335/snapsalots/DSCN2858.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa335/snapsalots/DSCN2861.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa335/snapsalots/DSCN2865.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa335/snapsalots/DSCN2863.jpg[/IMG] Are any of these identifiable yet? Should I just go put them in olive oil for another year or should I do something else? All advice is welcome :)[/QUOTE]
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