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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;moneycostingmemoney, post: 2767366, member: 86367&quot;]I wouldn&#039;t go into it expecting to strike gold, it would be for the fun of cleaning and putting on a bush cap and feeling like Indiana Jones for a couple hours a week. Well, maybe not quite that ridiculous, but you know what I mean. I guess I just wouldn&#039;t want it to be a flop like an uncirculated roll of Peace dollars I went in on. I was green to the hobby, paid 2x what I should have and it took a lot of work on eBay to keep the two I wanted and only lose a couple bills. If I come close to breaking even is be happy with that. Nothing fun should be entered without expecting cost, but it would be cool to make out better.</p><p>I was talking to my sister about it, who has no interest or thorough knowledge of coins, but with her background and understanding soil types she had some pretty good insight that made logical sense. She said she believed it could be a gimmic because the people that are willing to sell them must know that they aren&#039;t terribly valuable because, like a couple of you said, they would clean them themselves. Judging by soil type and depth one could guess what era that pocket of ground was at surface. Taking a few samples at similar diameters and weight could tell you, roughly, what they could have inside the ball of dirt. </p><p>That said, since I would be going into it with a non-scratchoff mindset and just to tinker and learn about the pieces (because I&#039;m more o a hands on learner, or hands on motivator), where besides eBay should I look to find some lots and what should I expect to pay for the tools to do it properly? I could get a set of gun cleaning picks, but I&#039;m not sure if I should be buying specialty tool set or only need a few things.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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