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wilsonwu89 Pillar of the Community Canada 706 Posts	Posted 11/10/2016 03:30 am http://www.ebay.ca/itm/331886738593...RK:MEBIDX:IT Now would this be considered a PL SP or Coin from Mint Roll? The coin looks beautiful...does it only look like that because it's been cleaned? Need advice :) Report this Post to the Staff

purelywasted Pillar of the Community Canada 1505 Posts	Posted 11/10/2016 04:56 am Looks cleaned and overpriced to me. I would take a pass on these, many better examples for same price. Report this Post to the Staff
SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 11/10/2016 05:45 am I agree, and read his feedback. Report this Post to the Staff
wilsonwu89 Pillar of the Community Canada 706 Posts	Posted 11/10/2016 06:47 am As a noob, how does one go about telling if a coin has been cleaned? It looks pretty mint state to me. Lol Also, how does one tell PL from CIRC? I find this especially difficult for the silver coins as they all look like circulations coins to me. Would the coins in the listing I shared be PL or CIRC? From the 1970s-forward, however, its very easy to tell an CIRC from a PL coin. I'm trying to keep my NCLT and circulation stuff separate :) Sorry for being a dumbie with what are probably clear as day answers lol Edited by wilsonwu89 11/10/2016 06:49 am Report this Post to the Staff
RoyCoinBoy Pillar of the Community United States 1609 Posts	Posted 11/10/2016 08:02 am The easiest way to tell if a coin is cleaned is to look at these features: Color. If a coin has an odd color, (ex: a cleaned penny would have a yellow-y tinge) Shine. If a coin has a dulled shine, and still has Au+ details, it is likely cleaned. Scratches. Shine your coin in a light. If you see vertical, horizontal, circular, diagonal, or any other type of small scratches, your coin has likely been abrasively or harshly cleaned. Report this Post to the Staff
RoyCoinBoy Pillar of the Community United States 1609 Posts	Posted 11/10/2016 08:07 am Pl or Dmpls are quite hard to determine, though they mostly appear on silvers. A PL would appear to have a more distinct design, a DMPL ( deep mirror proof like) may have darker outer edges but a white shiny face and words. Here are some examples of dmpl Morgan dollars on ebay. http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...=dmpl+morgan Report this Post to the Staff
AgCoinAu Pillar of the Community Canada 3049 Posts	Posted 11/10/2016 11:38 am For this quality I think you could find these kinda coins in Canada for $15 each ... It looks like there's some lustre still left on the coin but I would only be a buyer at melt prices Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9864 Posts	Posted 11/10/2016 8:55 pm Quote: New to collecting Decimals All Canadian coins, including NCLT are decimals. I have never seen you post on a thread that wasn't about a Canadian decimal. Your first step should be to research and define what it is that you are interested in collecting. Quote: From the 1970s-forward, however, its very easy to tell an CIRC from a PL coin. Apparently not. Virtually all of the PL coins and sets you have listed on ebay are not PL. For starters absolutely no PL coins or sets were struck after 2010. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Edited by DBM 11/10/2016 10:12 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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