How Can I Tell If My Lincoln Penny Is Polished

I know this is a general question but I have bought several older Lincolns from a site that other people have said the coins are polished. I've been collecting for about 10 years and I still have problems with detecting polished coins. I know they will have light lines under magnification but many coins have lines just from normal handling. Does anyone have a way that works for them on how to detect if a coin has been polished? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,
Roger

 

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pictures would help

 

polished .. or "cleaned/dipped" ?
pictures definitely would help as the experts are going to ask for that anyways to help you identify if one of your coins is cleaned/polished/dipped.

 

Here are a couple of Photos of the Lincoln penny in question--polished or not. I have a feeling they are too dark so I guess i need a couple of pointer on how to take proper coin photos as well,lol

 

So here's another attempt at coin photos. Hopefully these aren't over exposed. I only have the obverse side cause the reverse came out fuzzy. can add that one later if needed. Thanks,
Roger

 

Looks like someone took a wired brushed to it ...

 

Not sure why there is such a big difference between the 2 photos. Same coin

 

The amount of light available, being closer to the coin to show more detail and white balance.

 

Steel wool and polish possibly what they used. I have cleaned coins that I am keeping. But coins I am using as an investment I don't clean. I put them in a safe and use the pellets to keep from having humidity damage.

 

Where's the reverse? You're only showing us half the coin.

 

I mentioned earlier that the reverse came out blurred. I can try again to photo it if needed

 

Whether its needed would depend on what the question is.