I'm about a quarter of the way through my latest lot of 50 Premium Balkan coins from NRC. I've already found several rare coins (rare 2 to rare 4) along with a contemporary forgery of Crispus (VIRTVS EXERCIT reverse) with delightfully barbaric lettering and a Delmatius GLORIA EXERCITVS from Thessalonica (the fourth one I've found in these lots). The rest include more Constantinian and later rulers with some radiates mixed in. It looks like over half of these coins will clean up nicely. These are some really good coins at a decent price and the customer service is excellent as usual (2 days from order to in my hands). Thanks, Kevin for raising the bar again!

2022-08-13

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I'm fairly new to the hobby of coin cleaning so I wasn't sure what to expect, but wow! I had purchased coins from other websites before but the coins I got here are by far the highest quality I have received and at the best price. I was even given extra coins! Price, quality and customer service are amazing and I can't recommend it enough.

2022-07-17

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Thank you!, I ordered five and he gave me six:DDD, Thanks Kevin!

2022-04-08

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I usually get a mix of the 3 uncleaned coin types. These can be just about anything but, for me, are almost always AE3s to AE4s & late AE4s. I like the era, so they're perfect for me. Very rarely a blank or "crumbly patina" but worn or something is likely. Some have details showing, but most are covered in enough dirt to a be complete surprise, which I really like. Some will be "crusty" but not so much so I can't handle them with my amature skill set, though they may take months to years to clean properly. You can't beat the price. If you try, you'll get a BD infected slug. These are fun mysteries. If you like LRBCs, you won't be disappointed. GLORIA ROMs & FTRs will abound, but you can fill the gaps in your collection for under $2. What, you wanna pay around $20 for a Horseman FTR? Or clean one yourself for 1/10 the cost? I've seen some unnecessarily critical (all things considered) reviews of these elsewhere; I'd take them with a grain of salt. Hope that helps.

2021-05-22

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I purchased 20 coins and received 22, which was really nice of the seller to throw a couple of extra ones in. Quite a few were not easy to clean, so these may not be for a complete beginner. After soaking in distilled water and mechanical picking, 17 of the 22 were fully identifiable, 3 were somewhat identifiable, and only 2 were not identifiable. 5 of them I consider to be in really good condition, one of them being a Constans VICTORIA AVGG in exquisite detail which is probably worth what the entire lot cost. 12 were good - okay, some of these were still nice coins just not as good as the other 5. Overall I am really happy with the purchase and will definitely buy more from NRC once they have some coins in stock. The coins were mostly Constans and Constantius II with multiples of common types (i.e. fallen horseman). But at the price you can't complain, these coins are fantastic value for money. Cheers!

2020-08-21

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These are the best uncleaned coins I have found outside of a coin shop since the late 90s/ early 2000s. Very little damage of any kind. Most are 4th cent AE3/4, most are common but they will clean east. No corroded crusty abominations in my lot. Most look like they will clean easily with common methods. The first coin I completed was a "Fel Temp" issue, but was in good enough condition ot would sell for 12-15 dollars at my local shop. I don't expect any high dollar surprises, but I feel like I definately will get much more value out of my lot than I paid once I put in the time and effort to clean them. Next time I'm buying 100+

2020-05-29

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