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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;brien, post: 1659217, member: 45457&quot;]Maybe you could bury it,&nbsp; wrapped in newsprint , in the compost heap for a few months. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; The only way I can tell if a coin has been cleaned, is if it looks too good to be a 1921 Peace dollar, all shiny and no slab or grade, then it likely has been cleaned.&nbsp; Coins don&#039;t hang around uncared for throughout the years without oxidizing to get that patina....&nbsp; I have bought some cleaned coins for a song, only to plan on spending them if and when the economy tanks and the dollar collapses.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am still looking for ways to get that old patina back but once the train leaves that station, it is gone for another 100 years.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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