No need for cleaning coins with this find

Bizarrely, cleaning coins sometimes isn't necessary - they can be found in good condition.

The BBC reported on a policeman who was searching an unmarked track with his metal detector. He had found some 18th century coins, which were fairly dirty and tarnished.

However, he then found a very good condition Roman coin just 3 inches under the surface. There was no need for coin cleaning - "I did not have to clean it, I just brushed the dirt off it." The coin was valued at £7000 (about $14,000) and was auctioned at Sotheby's later in the year.

The original link to the BBC article can be found here. Occasionally someone does get lucky and avoids the need for cleaning error coins.

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