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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jay4202472000, post: 1655061, member: 42573&quot;]I know I am just a rookie, and a bunch of you guys are pros, but be careful buying &quot;toned&quot; Lincolns also.&nbsp; I did an experiment on a circulated 1980.&nbsp; I noticed some purple and green tints while checking my daily pocket change with a loupe.&nbsp; I took a rag made from a t-shirt and buffed it a little.&nbsp; This brought out more colors.&nbsp; I took it and washed it with some mild hand soap and it brought out even more.&nbsp; It looks cleaned but the soap toned it.&nbsp; I could probably pass it off as a toned coin to another rookie but a vet would notice it was cleaned at first glance.&nbsp; Heck, I am a semi rookie and I would notice. But I bet I could put it on ebay and it would sell for $1 or so.&nbsp; Ever since I did that experiment, I have doubted the &quot;toned&quot; lincolns.&nbsp; I can&#039;t get the colors to show with this usb scope but here it is anyway.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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