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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Morgandude11, post: 1592534, member: 37839&quot;]This is one of the reasons that slabbed MS Barbers of all species (dimes, quarters and halves) are so expensive relative to other coinage, given equivalent mintages.&nbsp; So many of them were cleaned back in the days--I mean, seriously cleaned, and not just a jewel luster dip.&nbsp; They were scrubbed with buffers, toothbrushes, and often even whizzed.&nbsp; Thus, probably 80% (just a guess at that number) are problem coins, and the true, beautiful coins demand high prices.&nbsp; TO the OP--that is a beautiful coin, but it does show a pretty obvious harsh cleaning.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a MS 64 barber, from an auction that has gotten $2900.&nbsp; It is gorgeous.&nbsp; Look at the fields, and see how clean they are, and devoid of any marks:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]222219.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]222220.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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