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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TypeCoin971793, post: 2418994, member: 78244&quot;]I disagree. The hairlines were caused by a harsh mechanical cleaning. If the hairlines were caused by circulation, then we should see a lot less &quot;cleaned&quot; coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>If the coin was not cleaned, the color would not be blast-white. This coin is blast-white, meaning the patina has been stripped. The hairlines attest to how the patina was stripped, which was by scraping it off with the bristles of a brush. A dipping would not leave hairlines.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had a CBH that was harshly cleaned and looked exactly the same. I know what I am looking at.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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