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Message:: [QUOTE="AgCuAu, post: 1824430, member: 58871"]the "n" and "t" in the cents are clearly worn off at very localized spots. the field the wreath is on is tarnished whereas within the inner field it is uniformly clean, save for the spots around the letterings which the person obviously couldn't be bothered with understandably.  to top it off, I think I see localized wear on Victoria's hair just off her left cheek. I avoid all coins that are dirty specifically around the letterings and small corners but are otherwise very clean. another thing to look out for, if there were pictures, is if there are obvious differences in color tone between the face and the rim of the coin. and if you find a coin that has details worn down but is devoid of toning (unless made of very unreactive metal like gold perhaps), it's definitely been clean. I fell for this when I started the hobby months ago, although it was only $8. you can actually retract your bid if you can find the item number, which I did through my e-mail when I first bid on an item, and then cancelling the bid using the bid retraction form but I just realized that you can't retract it within the last 12 hours unless you've just bid on it within this timeframe. like what the others say, make use of the return policy. hope everything goes well![/QUOTE]