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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bluegill, post: 263835, member: 1748&quot;]For all you cleaners of coins:</p><p><br /></p><p>In the near future I plan to purchase some uncleaned ancients to mess around with. I’ve never bought uncleaned coins before. I only have one nice ancient—a silver Marcus Aurelius denarius that’s in very nice shape. A couple of years ago I bought four Roman bronzes, already cleaned, that were in poor shape; only one could be identified. Two others could be guessed at, and one was a slug. But I really enjoyed researching and puzzling over them.</p><p><br /></p><p>And that’s why I’m going to buy a few uncleaned coins. The detective work is what I like best. There have been a few dealers discussed in other threads here that I will try for reasonably good quality uncleaneds at reasonable prices, and I think I’ll love every second of it (except waiting for the coins to soak in water or olive oil. That sounds excruciating. I’m glad I have more than one hobby to keep my mind off of it.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Some articles I’ve read on collecting ancient coins warn people, especially beginners, away from buying uncleaned ancients. These authors recommend spending one’s money on decent-quality, attributed coins where you know exactly what you are getting.</p><p><br /></p><p>And all this brings me to my questions. Why do you buy and clean dirty old ancient coins instead of nice, clean, attributed ones? What are your feelings as you work on them? Are there goals you are working towards with ancients, and do the uncleaneds factor into it?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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