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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;foundinrolls, post: 82321, member: 4350&quot;]Hi,</p><p>Many Uncirculated coins have been cleaned.&nbsp; Copper coins often look a little orange(ish) (NEW WORD) <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; And silver looks &quot;too white&quot; for the age.&nbsp; </p><p>If a coin is chemically cleaned, it will actually remove a microscopic layer of metal from a coin that is very difficult to detect.&nbsp; If a coin is abrasively cleaned, a technically Uncirculated coin loses some grading points. </p><p>A description of a coin should be as exacting as is possible. You may be able to accurately describe it as Uncirculated but cleaned, describing the way the cleaning damaged the coins.&nbsp; Example:&nbsp; 1892 Columbian Exposition Half Dollar ,Uncirculated,&nbsp; Lightly cleaned, shows minute hairlines under 8X magnification.</p><p><br /></p><p>Depending on how harshly cleaned a coin may be, an Uncirculated coin may not grade more than XF.</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope this helps.&nbsp; </p><p>Have Fun,</p><p>Bill[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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