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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CoinOKC, post: 435936, member: 2146&quot;]It&#039;s possible that it has been cleaned in the past. There are many indicators to tell if a coin has, in fact, been cleaned. Look for tiny &quot;hairline&quot; type markings on the coin; that&#039;s usually an indication that a coin has been cleaned.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Please keep in mind that this is still a very valuable coin whether or not it&#039;s been cleaned. Like another poster stated, this is one of the &quot;keys&quot; to the entire Washington Quarter series. Your mom was very smart to save this coin.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>From your pics, I can&#039;t really say whether or not it&#039;s been cleaned. Really, someone needs to look at the coin in hand. Are there any reputable coin dealers in you area? If so, please take it to them for an opinion. If they recommend that you should submit it to one of the third-party-graders like PCGS or NGC, you might be wise to consider doing so. If the coin has been cleaned, they will send it back to you telling you that it&#039;s been cleaned and they won&#039;t place it in one of their holders.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Another option you may think about is have it conserved by NCS. NCS will &quot;slab&quot; your coin in a holder merely as a conservation measure whether it&#039;s been cleaned or not. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Now, as far as the buyer on eBay is concerned, I would return his money. If he&#039;s not happy with the coin, I feel that it&#039;s fair that you respect his wishes. HOWEVER, make sure that you receive the coin back from him before you refund his money and make absolutely certain that it&#039;s the same coin that you sent to him!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Regardless of all this, you still have a very valuable, very desirable coin. Since it was your mother&#039;s, if I were you I would keep it. Trust me, years from now you&#039;ll be glad you did. Let us know how everything goes...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Oh, and as far as the coin show dealer goes, the next time you see him please tell him that there&#039;s a bridge in Brooklyn you would like to sell him. I can just picture him when he was looking at your coin. He was probably salivating like a rabid dog thinking that he was going to make a killing off of you. Dealers like that make me sick![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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