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*** Edited by Staff to Add Denomination to Title. It's essential to have it in the title. ****** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. ***Hi All, I've posted here and few times the past couple days and what a great community!! As mentioned I am new to this and trying to learn as I go. I found this 1893 no cents dime and was wondering what to look for for an approximate grade to it? I've looked at the clear "liberty", the details In hair and other areas. Any thoughts on what this would be graded at? I'm working on my pictures and trying to get better with them and I know it's tough in a picture, just seeing if I'm getting close to figuring out what to look for In coin grading. Thanks!  
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Sorry as I'm learning I'd like to add something. I'm sure an obvious answer... but I feel like would be able to wipe a lot of the spots off the coin. With any of my coins should I leave them complete alone, or gently clean them to remove some of the spots that would easily wipe off? My question was about grade, does the grade only pertain to the physical coin details or does it also matter if there are blemishes that would wipe off and havnt damaged the coin? I've seen so many different examples online and it's very hard to tell, I've seen ms68 coins that look a little dirty but are graded quite high.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'll guess AU for the grade. Never clean or wipe coins. Just leave them alone as is. You don't want to ruin them and lower the value of your coins.
Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
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 to the CCF, Jasonjason! I'm with Errers on the grade, and 100% agree - NEVER "clean" coins or "wipe" them! You will wipe away the majority of its numismatic value. Safe methods to use for removing contaminants on coins: soaking in 100% acetone; soaking in distilled water; Verdi-Care according to directions. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Very small wear flat areas on Lib's hair and high points of leaves.
AU-55
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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AU-55 was my first impression. The coin is not worth much and extremely common so you could spend $15 on a much higher grade example.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I see shades of green, either goo or corrosion. I'd pass.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Don't clean a coin. Your coin looks quite nice and probably is AU55. Some of what you speak of cleaning is actually part of the patina and most collectors like that. The patina shows natural signs of aging and, in some cases, circulation.
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Bedrock of the Community
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i would use a soak in 100% acetone available at a hardware store. never wipe a coin as it could leave fine marks undetectable by the naked eye.
cant just look at one marker to determine grade, they can help get it into a range. in this case watch for the center of the stars. hair around the ear, ear definition and bun detail. leaves on reverse of these are notoriously weak even in MS grades. look at the lettering
AU55. may have had an old cleaning identified by the clean reverse and spotting obv. she may not grade straight
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