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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eduard, post: 2999856, member: 8959&quot;]Question: can it always be assumed that an old silver coin that displays a bright silver color, and <b>has not been carefully and hermetically stored</b> since it was minted, automatically imply the coin has been cleaned at some point?</p><p>(By old coin I mean many many years, even centuries).</p><p><br /></p><p>Answer: No. Many ancient silver coins have been found (Roman and Celtic for example) which display a bright silver appearance upon retrieval 1500-2000</p><p>years after being lost. It does happen.</p><p><br /></p><p>I thought I would add this interesting bit of information to dispel the notion that &#039;bright and shiny&#039; does <b>not always</b> automatically imply &#039;cleaned&#039;.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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