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Art_from_Ark

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Fri Mar-17-06 02:30 AM
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143. I can get you a nice boxful of Roman coins for about $10/coin

Edited on Fri Mar-17-06 02:31 AM by Art_from_Ark

or maybe even less. The problem (?) with Roman coins is that the Romans made scads of them, especially the little copper ones, that were widely dispersed, and a lot of these coins ended up being buried in places that were not susceptible to copper oxidation. As metal detectors become more sophisticated, many of these hoards are being found througout the old Roman Empire, which is significantly bringing down the price of the more common coins.

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