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rhizome New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 04/03/2020 7:45 pm I'm a bit puzzled by the obverse of the coin (the reverse by comparison has a beautiful cartwheel). The obverse has a filmy-like surface, and cartwheel only visible in a few spots along the lettering. Is this evidence of the coin having been cleaned? Any help is much appreciated! Report this Post to the Staff

johnnysprawl Pillar of the Community Canada 1619 Posts	Posted 04/04/2020 11:18 am It looks like it was cleaned/dipped a long time ago (hence the few toned spots in the lettering) and has since retoned, but I dont see any hairlines indicating that it was polished The third pic looks like die polishing lines that happened at the mint? Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9864 Posts	Posted 04/04/2020 12:20 pm "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
river4449 Valued Member United States 170 Posts	Posted 04/05/2020 11:23 pm I would agree, perhaps a cleaning in the past, but that warrants the question- why clean an obvious mint-state coin? "ugly" toning? Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9864 Posts	Posted 04/05/2020 11:58 pm It's been dipped not cleaned. Dipping will remove ugly toning, but at a cost, some degree of lustre is lost along with the tarnish. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
rhizome New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 04/06/2020 5:07 pm Thanks for the explanation! So in a nutshell, someone dipped the coin with the intention of making it more appealing (at least what they thought would be more appealing) and in the process damaged an otherwise uncirculated coin. Sounds like this person didn't know what they were doing, or they weren't very good at it... Report this Post to the Staff
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