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As with the subject, I'm curious for a rough estimate of these coins' condition. They look gorgeous to me but being relatively new to this hobby, what do I know? haha what do you think guys? I appreciate everybody's response.

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 Posted 09/08/2013  01:56 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add sg93 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Here's another one of my favorites. can't accept the fact that macro mode brings out all the imperfections the naked eye wouldn't make out haha

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 Posted 09/13/2013  7:07 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Joseph7420 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
1) MS-64.
2) VF-35.
3) MS-60.
4) MS-63.
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Hi Joseph, thanks for taking your time to help me out! May I know how you arrived at those grades? Can you also tell if they've been cleaned before? Because if they've been, which I doubt though, then that'd be a pity, even though I still can't complain given their condition and the price I paid for them.
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Also, there is this scratch on the 15 kopek coin like a number 4. Do you think someone could have deliberately done it or if it was something the mints would have done at that time? I wouldn't have seen it if it weren't for the close-up picture so I find it hard to think of a 'saboteur' meticulously and very carefully tracing little characters out with a sewing needle or something haha
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How I usually grade coins is with the like below, though it only has Canadian coins, it seem to work for me. And also using my past experience with grading coins.
I'm not sure how to tell if coins are cleaned, but I don't think any of those are.
And I don't think anyone would want to scratch a coin, it was probably caused when/ if another coin hit it.

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Thanks Joseph, this is a very helpful guide! Well, among the points I've read were uneven tarnishing or grime, scratches from using wire brushes when cleaning(?) and an unusual sheen. I'm not sure if I've managed to detect signs of cleaning on a few allegedly uncirculated coins I've been looking at, but all of them looked uniformly free of dirt/tarnish, only thing was that as perfectly sharp as the details were without zooming in, every single area was also evenly worn and they seemed strangely worn on the microscopic level. I don't know if I've done myself a favour but i'll be sure to read further anyway.
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