Any Website Or Easy Reference To Spotting Cleaned Coins?

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BuffalosRock Pillar of the Community United States 500 Posts	Posted 06/08/2012 3:51 pm I was looking at some quarters at a local coinshop the other day and noticed a few that had a lot of lustre and th esurfaces looked nice ( not under a scope but just a 10X loupe ) but the sides were pretty black. I presumed it was from being in an album or being cleaned - not sure which. I also have read about sonic cleaning as well as dipping and scrubbing. Just curious if there is a "guide to spotting cleaned coins" out there. I kinda "know em when I see em" but don't really know the difference between scrubbed and whizzed and sonic etc. etc. or what they look like differently in pics. Thanks in advance! Report this Post to the Staff

daniels Pillar of the Community United States 1620 Posts	Posted 06/08/2012 5:04 pm There's a thread on here that just talks about cleaning coins Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188513 Posts	Posted 06/08/2012 6:15 pm Quote: There's a thread on here that just talks about cleaning coins More than just one... http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...PIC_ID=18834 http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...PIC_ID=63081 https://goccf.com/t/74018 https://goccf.com/t/69670 https://goccf.com/t/108290 And more than just the ones that I have listed. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
travis2005 New Member United States 45 Posts	Posted 06/09/2012 01:28 am I don't think there is any "Easy Reference" besides years and years of experience looking at coins. I have sent raw coins to PCGS that I could swore were original and came back as improperly cleaned. The safest way to value a raw coin is to just assume its been cleaned. Report this Post to the Staff
daniels Pillar of the Community United States 1620 Posts	Posted 06/09/2012 07:33 am Jbuck that is more then one lol Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188513 Posts	Posted 06/11/2012 1:59 pm Yup. It is a popular topic. I agree with Travis, experience is key. The more we talk about it, the better we are. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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