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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 1169406, member: 27832&quot;]I don&#039;t know that it hasn&#039;t been cleaned; that&#039;s one reason I&#039;m soliciting opinions here, although these photos won&#039;t shed much light on the issue. As I said, in strong light there are hairlines in the obverse fields, which may be a sign of wiping or cleaning. On the other hand, there&#039;s still strong luster, which cleaning usually destroys.</p><p><br /></p><p>I took it out in direct sun this afternoon to check the obverse luster, and it&#039;s definitely there, although it&#039;s not the type of strong cartwheel you see on a Morgan dollar or a nice Kennedy half. I&#039;m thinking it&#039;s even present on the head, which would imply a weakly-struck AU coin rather than an XF, but I&#039;m way outside of my comfort zone on that call.</p><p><br /></p><p>I haven&#039;t ever submitted a coin for grading, but this is definitely a prime candidate -- high potential value, high uncertainty on the grade, and high value <i>differential</i> between grades. I just wish I could be more confident that it wouldn&#039;t get Details.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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