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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikenoodle, post: 2175968, member: 307&quot;]I don&#039;t throw around the &quot;cleaned&quot; designation often, but I can understand if you see it on CT a lot. </p><p><br /></p><p>I think you are the one that is mistaken, but that&#039;s the great thing about opinions... we all have our own.</p><p><br /></p><p>If the coin has &quot;wear&quot;, then it&#039;s not going to grade AU 58. I think you should re-think either your assessment or your grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the case of this coin, on the reverse, there are dark outlines to the stars, these are evidence of a recent cleaning as the devices have protected the area closest to the stars and preserved the dark surfaces. There are also striations on the obverse of the coin, too obvious to be die polish lines and too long to be caused by something other than a wipe. I stand by my assessment.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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