Personally, I don't think it is cleaned, because the photos give evidence of the "cartwheel" Luster. Good buy Detecto! :thumb:
Looks whizzed to me. But for $12 it's a small price to pay if you like it. We've all bought cleaned coins if we've bought anything older than 100 years whether we like to admit it or not. Guy
When you get it, post pics...I agree that the auctions photo are bad. I wouldn't have bought it based on those photos. But, who knows...maybe I'm wrong. Better photos will tell us. In the future, don't be afraid to ask questions about an auction here prior to buying.