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Valued Member
United States
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Basic question, hope it's not stupid. Going through some coins that by initial appearance look to be uncirculated. However, when you look at the grading standards the high points have been eroded. How can that be? Wish I could post pics but I'm pretty lame at technology.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Coins that have an uncirculated look and a touch of wear on the high points are called sliders. They should technically grade high AU, and fall short of the MS designation.
Try to figure out to post pics, it will help everyone your questions, and you can continue to post coins if you ever have questions.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Eager to see photos. Thanks!
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Valued Member
 United States
258 Posts |
Thank you. Sliders, will do some research on this.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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They may have been cleaned
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Valued Member
United States
258 Posts |
Yes, I see there is information that's suggests cleaning. How can you tell if a coin has been cleaned?
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Just remember that coins with original luster and are now heavily patinated, can have the luster obscured by the patination, with no wear to the coin.
Sometimes need to be examined, hand held, under high magnification, to properly assess.
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Moderator
 United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 Check if there any signs of dirt inside letters like e or p, etc. Usually if a coin has been cleaned, that dirt is missed. Not a 100% proven method but better than none. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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One of the best ways to learn about grading and cleaning is to look at hundreds of coins. Go to coin shows, shops, and expose yourself to many coins, as there is a lot to learn.
Also feel free to check out the Modern or Classic and Colonial Grading forums and practice grading/assessing coins there.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The beat way is to post a picture here and let experienced people opine. It is a great way to learn.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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To the Forum.  |
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Posted 02/04/2022 9:49 pm
