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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RaceBannon, post: 1757584, member: 25357&quot;]Welcome to CoinTalk Aaron.&nbsp; From the photos I would say your nickel has been cleaned.&nbsp; Like Green18 said, probably polished and/or over dipped.&nbsp; The surfaces are too clean and shiny for the amount of wear displayed on the coin.&nbsp; When a coin is said to be dipped, that means it&#039;s been placed in a chemical solution that will clean the coin often too harshly, giving it that un-natural shiny appearance. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As you become a more experienced collector, you will develop an eye for cleaned coins.</p><p>You are correct in wanting to avoid cleaned coins.&nbsp; Most other collectors also don&#039;t want cleaned coins in their collections.&nbsp;&nbsp; Thus their value is often rock bottom.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So congrats on identifying your first cleaned coin.&nbsp; Glad you asked, that&#039;s what this forum is for. Good luck to you and happy collecting![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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