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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gavin Richardson, post: 2782953, member: 83956&quot;]I think there&#039;s still some salting of lots for photo purposes. Even though I said that I don&#039;t really buy uncleaneds anymore, I did buy a modest lot last December.&nbsp; Mostly 4th-century coins with only a few keepers. But the photo had a Trajan as in F condition on top of the pile.&nbsp; It is highly unlikely that a Trajan as got mixed in with a hoard of 4th-century coins. It was clearly tossed on top to give the novice collector the illusion that such goodies would be found deeper in the pile.&nbsp; So yes, I completely understand where you&#039;re coming from when you talk about some of the predatory practices common among sellers of such lots.</p><p><br /></p><p>As I&#039;ve stated before, perhaps a happy compromise might be to buy large lots from [VCoins] dealers, which crop up from time to time. Typically you see all the coins you will be purchasing, likely still at bargain prices, with the fun and education of the attribution process.&nbsp; Cleaning, however, probably won&#039;t improve such coins much, so if someone enjoyed the cleaning process, these might not be a good option. But I always enjoyed attribution more than cleaning.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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