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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ksparrow, post: 4560238, member: 7638&quot;]It&#039;s just part of the overall picture.&nbsp; A circulated coin like this one should have an accumulation of medium to dark gray patina overall, perhaps with more dark stuff in the crannies, and not have such reflective surfaces.&nbsp; It&#039;s probably been worked on with something mildly abrasive, and also dipped in chemicals in an effort to make it &quot;look better,&quot;&nbsp; and now has picked up a little tan/golden tone secondarily.&nbsp; The bottom line is that the original circulated &quot;skin&quot; has been stripped off.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp; When I was first collecting I bought a number of coins like this, some of them pretty expensive, because I thought that&#039;s how circulated silver &quot;should&quot; look, and now I regret those expenses.&nbsp; It&#039;s worth spending some time to learn what original, un-messed with 19th century circulated silver should look like.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Not plugging a specific dealer, but Gerry Fortin handles a lot of consignments of choice original circulated coins, I suggest going to the GFRC website <a href="https://www.seateddimevarieties.com/ForSaleList.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.seateddimevarieties.com/ForSaleList.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.seateddimevarieties.com/ForSaleList.html</a></p><p>and look at the set registry and sales archive there.&nbsp; Also read descriptions of coins on the current sales list, because the ones that have been cleaned (some of them in certified holders) are described as such. </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After floundering around for a couple of years, buying coins like this:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1128917[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1128918[/ATTACH] </p><p>To buying coins like this:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1128919[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1128920[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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