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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 419150, member: 112&quot;]If you look at the pics closely - and when I say closely what I mean is this, I get the largest I pic I can on my screen and then I pick up a 3 1/2&quot; wide 4x magnifying glass and look at the pic - you will see how much darker the coin is in the protected areas than it is in the fields. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now this normal to a certain extent. But when it is due to normal wear and tear the defining of that difference in color is usually random. When a coin has been cleaned and re-toned that line of color difference is pretty even all the way around. And you can see traces of darkness in some protected areas and not others. These two things are clues. Add to that a lifetime of experience at learning how to recognize stuff like this and you get to know it when you see it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now it is certainly not foolproof, but if you learn to trust your gut and your eyes you&#039;ll seldom go wrong.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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