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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paddy54, post: 8050245, member: 19250&quot;]As a half dime collector 1829-1873 it isn&#039;t uncommon for a specimen to have been cleaned at one time or another. These were housed in coin boards that contained high levels of chemicals that caused most of the coins to turn dark. I see hundreds of them that have been dipped ,cleaned and retoned. As a h 10 collector you learn to live with it....or else find another series to collect. </p><p>I&#039;ve lost count how many I have at present.... I know approximately I have 2 double row slab boxes filled...I&#039;m thinking 90% have at one time or another been cleaned ,wiped, dipped, and retoned. </p><p>Seated quarters are the same... as well a lot of series that are 150 +/- years old.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as beans go ...to me its a waste of money... and I&#039;ve never have or will purchase a coin with any sticker on it.... without it being removed before I buy it,and refused to pay any premiums on them.&nbsp; </p><p>I see a nice 189 year old coin that most probably been cleaned ,and retoned.&nbsp; Does it deserve the money of a perfect specimen no.... but it does not need be over looked or detailed for the life it has been through? That a question for the buyer, as for myself I have no issues pulling the trigger on this specimen to purchase it.</p><p>If you only worrie about whether or not a coin will bean ...then you may want to find a series less than 75 years old....where the possibility of finding a specimen that is pristine </p><p>Is much greater than coins dating back 100+ years of circulation.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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