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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;buckeye73, post: 3667298, member: 93155&quot;]I probably used the wrong word “see” as in observe at the beginning of the post.&nbsp;&nbsp; It should have been in a phrase which included “my opinion”.&nbsp; Initially, I did not observe hairlines, indicative of cleaning with contact to the surface, as in thumbing, using a cloth or a brush, harsh rubbing with a q-tip, etc.. Possibly it was dipped in acetone or alcohol to remove loose materials and organic materials from the surface without harm to the coin surface.&nbsp; The darks spots were likely not removed because those dips will not remove everything from the surface.&nbsp; An acidic dip could possibly have removed the dark spots, but would likely have altered the surface in some negative way, including leaving ghosting of the dark spots.</p><p>I posted this opinion, without reading the opinions of cleaning evidenced by hairlines. I am not certain that the hairlines pointed out were from cleaning.... just my opinion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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