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Hello, Have these coins been cleaned? Thanks   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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The 28 looks cleaned. The other 2 look worn slightly. imho.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.comEdited by numismatic student
09/29/2017 7:42 pm
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Valued Member
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Thanks for the help numismatic student. Wish I could tell the difference between cleaned and natural. I have to learn not to buy raw coins on ebay unless I'm certain of the condition. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I buy coins on ebay and I am not certain of condition. That's a chance we take in the biggest coin bazaar in the world. No risk, no reward. Like others told me when I first got here, hang out here at the grading forum and you will get better over time. Even the most experienced people make mistakes. But it is fun learning alongside one another.  IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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I appreciate your wise thoughts "numismatic student".
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Rest in Peace
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Very good question . All 3 could or could not be cleaned . In my opinion they can be called either way . I'm not seeing telltale signs of cleaning like dirt between the letters and mottos . OK , the 23 and 28 might have been lightly cleaned .  |
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Looks like I'll be returning the 23 and 28. Thanks...
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Rest in Peace
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23 and 28 almost certainly have been dipped, and perhaps over dipped.
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Posted 09/29/2017 7:44 pm
