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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;foundinrolls, post: 1809642, member: 4350&quot;]There are two streaks of a darker color that are inconsistent in their appearance.&nbsp; The rest of the coin is too consistent in appearance and the color is not naturally distributed.&nbsp; I am saying it that way in case the color in the image is an issue.&nbsp; What I really think is that the color is fairly accurate and the coin is too orange in color a sign of cleaning or dipping with a chemical like Brasso copper cleaner.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are fine hairline scratches that follow the border of the lower part of the eagle, a sure sign that the cleaning was done particularly on the fields around the eagle.&nbsp; There are similar fine hairlines going in an up and down direction above the eagle&#039;s tail.&nbsp; Again, signs that the coin was deliberately cleaned.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a darker area that starts from above the 18 in the date up into the eagle.</p><p><br /></p><p>All things lead me to think that there were three major stains.&nbsp; The two that are still obvious and the discoloration above the date and into the eagle.&nbsp; An attempt was made to minimize those stains by dipping the coin in the liquid portion of the &quot;Brasso&quot; -like chemical (Brasso separates into two components.&nbsp; The liquid chemical and the abrasive material in the mix.&nbsp; You can pour off some of the liquid and use it as a cleaner).</p><p>That didn&#039;t work well enough so some minor abrasive material was used to complete the job.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin was no doubt cleaned.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, luster is a function of the metal orientation as a coin is struck.&nbsp; All the surface of this coin shows signs of circulation and no luster.&nbsp; Luster is created at the moment of striking.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin may have &quot;shine&quot; but that is different than luster.&nbsp; If this coin is being offered as AU, for example.&nbsp; It&#039;s not... The coin is EF-details, cleaned.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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