Ten "unclean crusty roman coins" just arrived from ebay last night. At about $2 each, I figured why not. The great thing about them was the reaction in my house by my wife and my 7 year old daughter Sophia.
My wife's reaction : "They look like dirt" with a smile and a shake of the head. My response: "They are over 1000 years old". My wife... still not impressed
A little history of my 7 year old daughters typical response when I receive coins or silver rounds in the mail. It usually goes something like this: "Really...... MORE tokens?"
This time it went like this, as my wife watched the conversation:
Sophia: "What are those?"
Me: "They are old coins"
Sophia: "Why are they so dirty?"
Me: "They are over 1000 years old"
Sophia: "Coooooooooooool"
Me: "Do you want to help clean them"
Sophia: Jumping up and down and excited "yes, yes, yes, yes"
Me: Look over to my wife with a big cheesy smile
A few minutes later I had a jar of olive oil ready to soak 4 of them (the rest will probably go through some other experimentation), and Sophia asks if she can "Have the honor of putting them in the jar". Again I look back at my wife with an even bigger smile. These may be the best coins that I have bought yet.
