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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 323739, member: 2972&quot;]<i>Okay - I have to ask - why do you think the last one was cleaned? </i></p><p><br /></p><p>Two things:&nbsp; It is too light, and the high points aren&#039;t a different color.&nbsp; I am anything but sure though....and it could be the pics...</p><p><br /></p><p>In fact, after looking at the first coin&#039;s picture on Heritage (the one in the slab) I&#039;m not so sure that coin has been cleaned, as it has the high-point wear discoloration I&#039;d expect to see in a copper coin (think worn copper Lincoln).</p><p><br /></p><p>Pics can be very deceiving as overexposure and lighting technique can wreak havoc on assessing if a coin has been cleaned on these early cents, so it is really tough to be sure particularly when judging photos and not having experience in seeing the photographer&#039;s coins in-hand...Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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