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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jjnewbie, post: 1008263, member: 27509&quot;]I have to agree about the ? of the coin being Unc. I had started collecting when my Dad died, he had collected some coins but not as a true collector more just a hobby. I received the coins he had and started to take a interest in coins myself when I became ill with a brain tumor and found I was disabled and I loved to read so I picked up The Red book and other coins books and magazines.&nbsp; It was interesting to learn so much about the development of coins throughout the centuries. How they graded what to look for.&nbsp; The one thing I found out was not all auction web-sites are the same. Many will not tell you if a coin has been clean and most all overstate the true grade.. I found this out when I found a site that did list some coins that looked so beautiful from 1854 gold as cleaned so I thought it was that way and they would be truthful. Not so I took what where 3 pieces to my local coin dealer to see if I should send them out to be graded. They had a great strike and the date was plain to see by eye as was the flow of the hair it seemed to be a great piece,all of them. 1834 $5 classic 1836 $5 classic I ask the dealer to take a look and the answer was they where cleaned and can&#039;t be graded. He showed me under the bright halogen light something I did not have, the cleaning marks. I did not see them until they where put under this light. My heart sank I thought as did he they are great strikes no damage to the rim and if they had not been cleaned could have been worth a lot. I am just passing this on because the pictures online and the auctions companies do not always tell the truth. Now I have these great looking coins that I cannot do anything with except tell the story about how I was taken. I believe there is a post about lighting that is a must read. Be Careful and good luck[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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