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flyagi Valued Member United States 60 Posts	Posted 10/05/2008 7:45 pm = Curious as to what everyone mainly looks for to know if a coin has been cleaned or nor. I know some are obvious but I'd like to here the differences in techniques. Thanks, JIM Report this Post to the Staff

Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 10/05/2008 8:47 pm Often the telltale signs are just having an "unhealthy" or "unnatural whiteness" for the grade. Being just too clean and dull looking is a dead giveaway. This is just one of those things that you have to really see to get a feel for. Report this Post to the Staff
nuggethill Pillar of the Community Australia 1015 Posts	Posted 10/05/2008 9:20 pm I look at it under a microscope the cleaning stands out quite well regards Report this Post to the Staff
bmanofnbc Pillar of the Community United States 1424 Posts	Posted 10/05/2008 9:47 pm If the coin looks too clean for the grade or has buff marks I will pass on it. If the cleaning is so subtle to the point I need a microscope to see it then I don't care. I will add the coin to my collection in a heartbeat. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 10/06/2008 09:51 am Quote: If the coin looks too clean for the grade or has buff marks I will pass on it. If the cleaning is so subtle to the point I need a microscope to see it then I don't care. I will add the coin to my collection in a heartbeat. HEY, I wanted to say that. Report this Post to the Staff
flyagi Valued Member United States 60 Posts	Posted 10/06/2008 12:05 pm Thanks for the input so far. I'm posting a Morgan that I had just to get a idea of cleaning or not (as I am fairly new to this). It has some shadowing around the raised areas (letters / numbers...etc) Would this be from cleaning or just natural condition for a circulated coin? Image: 1883OMorgan.jpg 21.45 KB Report this Post to the Staff
bmanofnbc Pillar of the Community United States 1424 Posts	Posted 10/06/2008 9:37 pm Something doesn't look right with that coin but it could just be the a pixel image. Any chance of a close-up shot? Report this Post to the Staff
flyagi Valued Member United States 60 Posts	Posted 10/06/2008 10:59 pm Had to go through some e-bay archives but here is the best pic describing what I mean. (darkness or shadowing around the date). Image: morgancloseup.jpg 3.23 KB Report this Post to the Staff
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