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monkeyman67 Valued Member United States 439 Posts	Posted 03/26/2011 08:10 am I have a few rolls of Indain heads and there are a few cleaned coins. Some are very good dates with full liberties. I would have thought that they would have bene worth nothing but copper, but I looked at sales on ebay and it appears that people are willing to plunk down some good money for these. This revelation has turned a good buy into an amazing buy. I wwould like to send pics but my camera doesn't work. Sorry Can someone please explain this? Thanks I am a little confused as I thought a cleaned coin was basically worthless. Report this Post to the Staff

fenton Pillar of the Community United States 4989 Posts	Posted 03/26/2011 10:02 am Cleaning will impact the numismatic value of a coin by 30 to 60%. It does not, however, render a coin worthless. Usually, a dip has much less impact on value than an abrasive cleaning. If the only problem with a copper coin is color there are still plenty of folks willing to pay good money for keys and semi keys Report this Post to the Staff
muddler Pillar of the Community United States 7195 Posts	Posted 03/26/2011 11:44 am So my 1869 and 1870 that have xf details with one green and the other green with pores spots should not or cannot be cleaned? Report this Post to the Staff
eddiespin Pillar of the Community United States 1547 Posts	Posted 03/26/2011 2:58 pm Quote: Can someone please explain this? Thanks I am a little confused as I thought a cleaned coin was basically worthless. To a knowledgable collector, it should bring down the price. If it's real extreme, I suppose one could call it, "basically worthless." Bottom-line, every collector has his or her own yardstick by which he or she measures "market acceptable," and the TPGs do, too. Report this Post to the Staff
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