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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 8120288, member: 66&quot;]My personal opinion. Authentication:&nbsp; I don&#039;t think it is possible to absolutely sure from an image but if the image is good it should be possible to authenticate with high confidence 98+%.&nbsp; It is much easier to condemn as a fake from an image.</p><p><br /></p><p>Grading:&nbsp; Good image, circulated coins Yes.&nbsp; MS coins No.&nbsp; You can&#039;t tip/rotate the coin to let the light plat over the high points checking for very slight wear.&nbsp; So if you can&#039;t guarantee is is MS you can&#039;t guarantee any given MS grade.&nbsp; I won&#039;t grade any coin higher than AU from an image.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cleaned:&nbsp; Sometimes.&nbsp; If the cleaning is obvious sure you can.&nbsp; But if the cleaning only shows as some hairlines you have the same problem as with MS grading.&nbsp; You need to be able to tip and rotate the coin under a good light to be sure whether or not there are hairines, and you can&#039;t do that with an image.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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