This Roman coin cost $10. It’s worth MUCH more

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• FR

  @FrankyBabes · 3 years ago

  Your video about cleaning roman coins introduced me to the whole hobby. How quickly I went from "wow, you can own these ancient artifacts!?" to "oh, another fallen horseman"

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• KE

  @kevinhouse7143 · 3 years ago

  Wow I did not think all of that was still underneath the dirt and that anyone could salvage it to that degree. Great job and thanks for sharing the process.

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• JA

  @jamietie · 3 years ago

  It is stunning to see such an old coin cleaned and look less worn than a 50 or 100 year old silver dollar

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• PO

  @Poohze01 · 3 years ago

  I can really understand why it's such a rewarding hobby! An ancient treasure, a link to the past, slowly uncovered from the dirt. Archaeology in miniature!

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• DO

  @dougmartin7129 · 3 years ago

  Of all the billions of people that have passed and still living since the stamping of this coin you are the one honored to reveal its beauty. What will this coins future path hold?  Will it end up on another planet ?   Will it be lost in time again?

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• MI

  @MiciusPorcius · 3 years ago

  Censored. Too hot for YouTube. It is a beautiful coin 👍

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• KS

  @KSASTAMPS · 2 years ago

  FYI: from Roman Coins &amp; Their Values, Volume 2, David Sear (2000): this appears to be Sear <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/3219">#3219</a> Brass Dupondius (page 113), and it is listed as Very Fine $200 and Extra Fine $600. &nbsp;This appears to me to be quite a nice example, so would probably go towards the higher end of the price quote. &nbsp;Struck in Rome in A.D. 116. &nbsp; &nbsp;From comments below about cleaning: the ultrasound is probably a very bad idea. &nbsp;Every ancient is being &quot;held&quot; together largely by the patina, which is a layer of oxidation which actually &quot;seals&quot; and protects the body of the coin from further degradation. &nbsp;The patina is a mix of metal and mineral (nature wants to decompose your metal back to a mineral state). &nbsp;As such I think the ultrasound will likely destroy the patina in short order. &nbsp;Also, there&apos;s a chance it will disintegrate the coin totally depending upon the integrity of the underlying metal. &nbsp;What a beautiful coin you ended up with here.

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• JA

  @jaredfry · 3 years ago

  It&apos;s wild that you knew the potential of the coin from the beginning

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• CH

  @christopherevans2445 · 3 years ago

  As a Roman coin collector, thank you for this video. To be able to touch classical coin&apos;s from history has so many emotions at times. Depending on the piece and your interest. Always enjoy the videos

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• MA

  @markreeves3903 · 2 years ago

  Thank you that was enormously enjoyable.<br>I collected Roman coins until the age of 15.<br>I think I’m going to start again.<br>I am now well over 60!

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• KE

  @KerryLiv · 3 years ago

  Monumental video! Selling my coin collection (including ancient roman) when I was a homeless teenager was a sinking feeling. <br>Perhaps collecting again I will regain youthful numismatic excitement I had at the time. Thank you for TIME, the most valuable currency

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• UN

  @unclvinny · 3 years ago

  I love these coin videos. Could you light the coin more strongly, or increase the contrast so we can see the details? They always look much muddier than I guess they do in real life.

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