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rycolemet Valued Member United States 238 Posts	Posted 02/05/2015 7:26 pm Hey again! Bought this Barber dime raw off of ebay for $70. Any guesses of a grade? Report this Post to the Staff

panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18689 Posts	Posted 02/05/2015 7:41 pm MS details. The coin looks cleaned. The 3rd pic showing the obverse backs up my opinion. looks dipped and re-toned. What a shame as its a nicely struck coin. Die crack at 11 o'clock on the reverse Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 02/05/2015 8:54 pm also some kind of dig obv. bottom left of neck. other wise real nice Barber dime. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2012 Pillar of the Community United States 8137 Posts	Posted 02/05/2015 9:10 pm MS details Does anyone else see that die crack at 11:00 on the reverse? Report this Post to the Staff
edweather Pillar of the Community United States 7375 Posts	Posted 02/05/2015 9:17 pm Still a nice looking coin. Report this Post to the Staff
rycolemet Valued Member United States 238 Posts	Posted 02/05/2015 9:24 pm In hand the luster isn't strong so I can believe that it has been cleaned/overdipped. The 1st 2 pics were the sellers and the next two are the ones I took today. I don't see the hairlines I typically see with most cleaned coins though. The reason I bought it is that I liked the strike and the reverse die-crack (even though I might have paid a little too much at $70). Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 02/05/2015 10:06 pm The color and pattern is that of a coin recovering too quickly from a chemical stripping. The obverse, though, presents the appearance of a mechanical cleaning with all the dark stuff in the tight areas. A brushing that hard would leave plain signs, though. I'm of the opinion it's been dipped within an inch of its' life, and it was so thick in those areas that the process was abandoned before it ate the coin away. The obverse must have been dark. Don't think it's beyond help, though. Report this Post to the Staff
jimbucks Pillar of the Community United States 4692 Posts	Posted 02/05/2015 11:39 pm au details, cleaned. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36841 Posts	Posted 02/07/2015 08:26 am AU details, cleaned. Report this Post to the Staff
Imthealphaomega Pillar of the Community United States 3210 Posts	Posted 02/09/2015 7:08 pm Mid Au details definitely cleaned before Report this Post to the Staff
dsfreeworld Pillar of the Community United States 4337 Posts	Posted 02/12/2015 7:18 pm send it back if you can keep hunting Report this Post to the Staff
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