Is This Definately Cleaned? It Looks Nice But Almost To Nice

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Jon Brand Pillar of the Community United States 1023 Posts	Posted 05/09/2014 04:22 am http://www.ebay.com/itm/1857-FLYING...em19ecb49235 Edited by Jon Brand 05/09/2014 04:25 am Report this Post to the Staff

SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 05/09/2014 05:08 am Quote: This is coin may have been cleaned. When the seller states that in the auction, you should read it as "This coin has had the color rubbed off of it." Report this Post to the Staff
pcunix Valued Member United States 58 Posts	Posted 05/09/2014 07:05 am It may be fake. I don't have the energy to do a side by side diagnostic but you can find such guides on-line easily. The fields are very beat up but the detail is not - bad sign. Report this Post to the Staff
solotime Pillar of the Community United States 2311 Posts	Posted 05/09/2014 11:00 am It does look funny to me. I would stay away from it. Sometimes you really do get coins that you don't know if were cleaned. Here's a coin I sold and had no idea what happen to it. http://www.ebay.com/itm/32139449018....m1559.l2649 I didn't do anything but just place in in a 2X2 because I knew it was ugly, lol. Report this Post to the Staff
matthewvincent Pillar of the Community United States 3486 Posts	Posted 05/09/2014 11:39 am "It does look funny to me." To me, too, solotime. Even though I am color blind, the color does look off. When in doubt, move on. Report this Post to the Staff
edweather Pillar of the Community United States 7375 Posts	Posted 05/09/2014 12:19 pm Yeah, "may have been cleaned" is code for, 'definitely been cleaned.' Funny, I thought the seller's name was 'cameltoe.' Report this Post to the Staff
buddy16cat Pillar of the Community United States 1536 Posts	Posted 05/09/2014 3:31 pm I have had people state coins were cleaned but the reason given could have happened for some other reason. Unless it is obviously cleaned, telling if I coin has been cleaned is difficult to do sometimes. Technically soaking Indian heads on distilled water is still cleaning them although most agree this is acceptable like soaking non-copper coins in acetone. Report this Post to the Staff
Teratoma New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 05/09/2014 5:17 pm The fields on the obverse do seem to have been cleaned at one time. Many of the edges, e.g. the rim and the eagle's outline, have dirt next to them which always makes me suspicious when the fields look pretty clean. On ebay, if the seller says, "Coin may have.... XYZ" I usually take that to mean they know for sure. Report this Post to the Staff
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