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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Agilmore01, post: 2511953, member: 45687&quot;]These coins are ones I inherited from my grandfather that he cleaned back in the 70&#039;s. They are easier to sell when time comes if they are certified. I sent in a Trade dollar, Seated dollar, 20 cents piece, Seated quarter, etc. People like to question authenticity a lot, so it&#039;s easier if they are certified. </p><p><br /></p><p>The &quot;doctoring&quot; that I tried was shown to me by a highly regarded dealer in Morgan&#039;s. His name is listed as a contributor in the Red Book. Basically you take a cleaned coin and speed up the natural circulating process. You get a bag of old dirty copper cents and you put the coin in the bag with them and slosh them around for a long time. It simulates regular wear and can remove some hairlines, but will also knock it down a grade or more, depending on how long you do it. I tried it on a polished 1817 large cent and sent to PCGS and it got a clean grade. The dealer said he does it some with coins that are still valuable even if it gets a lower, clean grade.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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