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Message:: [QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 8077389, member: 101855"]The piece has quite a bit of wear for an Isabella Quarter. My grade would EF sharpness, cleaned. Having said that, I still think that $100 was a fair price. As for the “improperly cleaned” comment, there are hairlines and the color is a dullish white which indicates that the original surfaces have been removed. What is “property cleaned?” Perhaps a coin could have dirt, glue or some other substance on it. In that case, removing the stuff without disturbing the original surfaces, could be called a “proper cleaning.” I once had a raw, uncirculated quarter eagle I purchased from a friend of my wife’s family when I was a dealer. The coin had some glue on it, which I was see was superficially on the surface of the coin. Using a little “Goo-Gone” with no rubbing, I removed it. I then got the coin certified as an MS-63. When was a young collector, an aunt gave me two gold dollars that had been glued in a book. A dealer, who looked at them, said that the surfaces in the date area were etched. Later I used some warm water, and the problem areas were fixed. These are a couple of examples.[/QUOTE]