Sort of but not a real junk box, where there's a set
price for a coin.
Most will not be worth the
money but there are usually some that are worth much more,
just going by preservation.
On top of that there may be coins that are
rare but not spectacular if you don't look closely.
The larger the junk box the higher the chance to find something
good.
There's another kind of junk box with lower-grade partially (mis)identified coins,
where you can get lucky. I have found many nice things there, including a
cheap Vespasian denarius that turned out to be a
Titus, a bronze from Chabakta that was identified
as being from Amisos (which is the more common
type) and many more coins that I don't remember.
Then there are the uncleaned coins, where you can usually find ones that don't need any cleaning at all, if the
box is big enough. Junk boxes are by far my favourite source of coins, since I don't have any specific holes in my
collection to fill.
The more you know the more you can profit (in knowledge, the
joy of finding something special, and
sometimes even financially but only in a small way). I don't know half as much as most people here but
often that is enough. Others have made much more spectacular finds.
Andreas
This one cost 10€ ($13 at the time):
Civic,
Apameia,
Tyche /
Hekate Triformis,
AE16
AE16, 2.35g, 2nd century AD
obv: AΠAMEIA, turreted and draped
bust of
Tyche right
rev: AΠAMEΩN,
Hekate Triformis, three-figured, each with double-chiton and wearing
kalathos, holding torches
SNG v. Aulock 3475,
SNG Leypold II 1438
This one was 5€ (about $7)
Pseudo-autonomous, Maeonia,
Zeus /
Athena,
AE26
