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Message:: [QUOTE="tmoneyeagles, post: 4649552, member: 17557"]I'll walk back what I said given the Washington Quarter, but I stand by what I said in regard to the aforementioned Barber, as well as both halves. The Barber is riddled with hairlines. The seated half has evidence of, at the very least, an old cleaning that has since re-toned, given 10-12 o'clock on the obverse. It's a little bit more widespread on the reverse, with completely different patinas on the top and bottom halves of the coin. The color of the coin is not natural. The reverse of the bust half has scratches as well as more faint hairlines. The toning pattern on both the obverse and reverse are, again, indicative of an older cleaning that has since been re-toned. I'd say most every numismatist worth their salt would say the surfaces of both halves are unoriginal, but are market acceptable.[/QUOTE]