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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ksparrow, post: 646319, member: 7638&quot;]I&#039;m glad you like the 1872 dollar, I do too, except when you examine it with the light at just the right angle, you see the parallel hairlines going all the way across both sides, from being wiped with a mild abrasive. They are virtually invisible unless photographed specifically to reveal them, which would require some contortions with my light setup. It is simply a fact that you cannot tell whether a coin is cleaned or not from photos, much of the time, and you will get burned, as I did, when you buy based solely on the apparent grade. I have decided that the number of problem coins I would have to wade through in online auctions, to find one real &quot;bargain,&quot; is just too high.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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