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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Spark1951, post: 2978809, member: 90692&quot;]Seasoned coin folk agree that my final result does indeed look like it&#039;s been cleaned, because it has been.&nbsp; However on a scale of 0 to 10, the original condition was a 0, and the salvaged result maybe a 2.&nbsp; </p><p>On a consistant basis, at least since 1962, I stay away from coins that need to be cleaned and am discouraged when I find one.&nbsp; And sometimes it happens the hard way.</p><p><br /></p><p>I inherited a beautiful Peace dollar from my Mom back on 2007.&nbsp; It had a proof-like finish and I thought it was MS65.&nbsp; It came back from ANACS &quot;AU58 Details&quot;...they determined it had been polished, another form of cleaning or altering coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I remain a staunch supporter of non-altered coins, but sometimes you run across one you just gotta get the grime off of.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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