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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 731949, member: 13650&quot;]He could have been telling the truth or he could be lying.&nbsp;&nbsp; Many, many coins have been cleaned in various ways over the years, going back to a time when the practice was not only accepted but encouraged.&nbsp; Cleaned coins used to be more valuable and more attractive to buyers.&nbsp; &nbsp; So there&#039;s certainly a lot of them out there.&nbsp; It could have been cleaned 100 years ago or yesterday.&nbsp; The result is the same.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; That being said, I&#039;ve never seen a dealer who when offered a coin for purchase said it wasn&#039;t cleaned, unless it was in unopened mint packaging.&nbsp;&nbsp; Anymore, it seems like an automatic response from them because they&#039;re the &#039;supposed expert&#039;.&nbsp;&nbsp; Half the time I think dealers call everything cleaned to try to buy something cheaper (cheaper than they were already going to rip off the seller for) so they can sell it for a larger profit.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Only way to tell is to get educated yourself.&nbsp; Sometimes it&#039;s not easy telling what&#039;s been cleaned and what hasn&#039;t.&nbsp;&nbsp; While some become obvious as you learn.&nbsp; I&#039;d never trust a dealer.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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