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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 3278472, member: 112&quot;]That works for one kind of harshly cleaned coins but there are many other kinds as well, too numerous to even list let alone try and describe them all. Over-dipped, wiped, polished, altered surfaces, excessive hairlines - these are just a few of the many. This is a large part of the reason why learning how to correctly identify harshly cleaned coins is one of the most difficult things there is in numismatics.</p><p><br /></p><p>But, a good rule of thumb is this. Spend the time to become thoroughly familiar with how problem free coins are supposed to look. Then, if you see a coin that looks odd in any way, or just &quot;off&quot; somehow - then simply stay away from that coin. Because odds are it looks that way for a reason and it&#039;s almost always not a good reason.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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