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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jester3681, post: 2446352, member: 53130&quot;]I collect Fugio (no kidding, right?) coppers, and am a recent member of EAC. I am also a member of C4, which if you specialize in colonial is another great group of folks. The EAC grading guide described above is a great addition to your library - it goes type by type and describes the grading characteristics for the coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for cleaning, as others have said, you begin to develop an eye for it, and it all has to do with color. Pure copper, as was used in the Fugio coppers, starts as a reddish orange and tones to a chocolate brown, eventually ending up a darker brown. Cleaning tends to leave a pink tone to it, which tends to remain after the recoloring begins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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