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MorganNoob Pillar of the Community United States 533 Posts	Posted 03/04/2008 12:58 am How can you tell if a coin has been cleaned? I just received 3 Morgans off of ebay and I really think that two of them have been cleaned. They are so shiny that it is hard to see the details, and it realls makes me mad! The moron probably cleaned the coin because he thought a shiny coin would sell better. GRRRRR! Report this Post to the Staff

MarkJ Valued Member United States 130 Posts	Posted 03/04/2008 01:13 am Post some photos. Post the ebay photos and then some you take. Report this Post to the Staff
Snooba Pillar of the Community Australia 1360 Posts	Posted 03/04/2008 02:11 am Here is some information that may be of help: "Detecting Doctored Coins" by PCGS Part One - http://www.pcgs.com/articles/articl...iverseid=313 Part Two - http://www.pcgs.com/articles/articl...iverseid=313 Report this Post to the Staff
Snooba Pillar of the Community Australia 1360 Posts	Posted 03/04/2008 02:12 am "If you are buying a coin, there are some signs that can indicate whether it has been cleaned. A coin cleaned with an abrasive will generally have minute scratches on it, and there may be tiny specks of dirt left in the recesses of the coin. "Copper or bronze coins that have been cleaned may have an unnatural color, perhaps looking more like a gold coin. Silver coins that have been cleaned can appear uniform in color, including the surface along the tops of the raised letters and numbers. A silver coin that has not been cleaned should have very slight variations in color across the face of the coin." (Directly quoted from: eSSORTMENT, though I would not follow their tips for coin cleaning! ! !) Report this Post to the Staff
Snooba Pillar of the Community Australia 1360 Posts	Posted 03/04/2008 02:12 am "Another process that is used to clean coins, both copper and silver is called whizzing. Whizzing is a process that uses high pressure water and a brush in a swirling motion to clean the coin. Coins that have been celaned using this process are easily detected with a 10x magnifying glass. "The tiny scratches are usually not seen with the naked eye, however, when looking under a 10x glass the scratches are easily detected. No coins are going to endure hundreds of fine scratches in a swirlwing arrangement. "Silver coins that have been cleaned are usually dull and sometimes the toning is left around the finer details of the coin. For example, look out for older silver coins that have a flat dull looking surface with blackish color around the small stars or other details in the coin. These coins are most likely cleaned." (Directly quoted from: smccoins on ebay) Report this Post to the Staff
MorganNoob Pillar of the Community United States 533 Posts	Posted 03/06/2008 6:12 pm Here is the like to the completed auction. I will take some pics of them tonight if I have time. The P and the S are the ones that look like they have possibly been cleaned to me. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...gory0=&fvi=1 Now that I reread the listing, maybe he is making an attempt to tell me that they have been cleaned, "3 VERY Nice clean 1921 Morgan silver dollars." (bold by me) Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19935 Posts	Posted 03/06/2008 9:13 pm Too small of pics to tell for sure, but that 21S is far too "clean", not even any bag marks on the cheek....I'd bet that was polished with a harsh abrasive. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
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