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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;houston_ray, post: 57462, member: 1943&quot;]I think you did the right thing.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If I found a coin in the ground, I&#039;d wash it off with water without &quot;rubbing it up&quot; like a genie lantern.&nbsp; What else could you do?</p><p><br /></p><p>Furthermore, I&#039;ll even say that more than a few old time collectors will soak old coins in olive oil for a few hours then wash them off again.&nbsp; If you use a thorn from a holly or rose thorn you can even pick out actual dirt from the recesses around the rim, etc. and it&#039;s fine.&nbsp; Always gentle...never scrubbed.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as the condition goes, the coin has XF details.&nbsp; The sticks on the reverse show nicely.&nbsp; There&#039;s even the looks of some &quot;split horizontal bands&quot; around the fasces from the photo.&nbsp; The wing feathers look distinct on the obverse.&nbsp; What I can&#039;t tell from the photo is how scratched up the obverse is in front of Mercury&#039;s face.....or if there&#039;s rim damage.</p><p><br /></p><p>If there&#039;s &quot;damage&quot; then the coin might get knocked back a few points.</p><p><br /></p><p>Enjoy your find.&nbsp; It&#039;s a good one.&nbsp; You found one of the key Merc dates!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Regards</p><p>Houston_Ray[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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