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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Irespire, post: 408568, member: 14858&quot;]Really, really light cleaning can be hard to detect and sometimes will be apparently there if it isn&#039;t, or vice versa. With harsh cleaning, it&#039;s pretty easy...usually impaired luster on higher grade coins combined with a lot of small scratches. Sometimes, you will need to look under a magnifying glass.</p><p><br /></p><p>If there&#039;s an unusual amount of dirt in &#039;protected&#039; areas on the coin, this is immediately suspicious, BUT this can be exaggerated in photos by very high contrast.</p><p><br /></p><p>&#039;Brightness&#039; on a worn coin is also fairly suspicious.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dipped coins usually have a dull luster, dull pink for copper. A worn copper coin with apparent shine is usually cleaned, but there can be uneven toning at AU and up with some luster remaining.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d say the worst are the lightly cleaned, hard to detect especially in photos, and can just as easily get you a bodybag.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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