I like to point out the similarity here to lottery tickets. As a result, identified ordinary examples of the coins on this list are worth less than the uncleaned coin before it was touched. There are a few minor variations included in these groups that are rare but, for the most part, coins on this list need to be in very nice condition to have any monetary value to coin collectors (a group whose desire for coins in great condition far exceeds the fraction of a percent of coins found in excellent states of preservation). Another fact that may not be popular is that these twelve types and the next dozen I might add if the page were to be expanded are very, very common coins. Certainly it is possible that some schools will receive groups that include none of these but the odds are pretty good that most students would benefit by ruling out the coins on this page before considering the possibility that they have something different or rare. For this page, I have selected a dozen (counting very roughly) categories (types or groups of types) that seem to make up about 80% of the coins I have seen in ACE uncleaned lots. I do not wish to dash the hopes of youth with this page but the fact remains that the VAST majority of coins found in ACE lots seem to be Romans from the 4th century AD and most of those from the periods of great inflation where tiny little coins were produced in truly massive numbers. Certainly there are a million types of ancient coins if you count all the minor varieties and the rarities that almost no one ever sees. My experience in working with school groups participating in the Ancient Coins for Education (ACE) program leads me to offer this page as a resource for participating classes to identify their coins. 12 Common Coins Twelve Types A Review of Common Late Roman Coins
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