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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Morgandude11, post: 5249655, member: 37839&quot;]The first coin is AU details, cleaned.&nbsp; I see hairlines, and pitting, indicating abrasion. It is a shame, as the OP coin has nice detail, but has that dead luster look of a cleaned coin.&nbsp; It is definitely NOT MS.</p><p><br /></p><p>The quarter is also AU details cleaned.&nbsp; Same reason—abrasion from buffing or polishing.&nbsp; It has more luster than the dime, but like so many Barber coins, it was definitely cleaned.&nbsp; In the day of Barber coinage, cleaning was very common.</p><p>People who think either of these coins better learn to spot coins that have been cleaned.&nbsp; Neither of these two are even close to MS.&nbsp; Had they not been cleaned, they would have graded AU 53 or so.&nbsp; Newbies to the Barber series—please learn to recognize a cleaned coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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