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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2639548, member: 24314&quot;]This member has me on ignore so he will not see my attempts to draw out his opinions when I disagree.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>SuperDave, posted: &quot;One part of determining whether a coin has been cleaned or not, which not everyone incorporates into their thinking, is, &quot;Is there any evidence of the <i>need to have been cleaned</i> on this coin?&quot;&nbsp; T<span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 0)">his may be useful in some cases; however, as we all should know, many fools improperly clean coins in their possession whether the coin needs it or not out of plain ignorance.&nbsp; </span>If the surfaces have consistent color and luster even into the tighter areas, it tends to lessen the chance of cleaning because it&#039;s near-impossible to get cleaning tools into the smallest spots.&quot; <span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 0)">While this is generally true for mechanical cleaning, chemical cleaning will reach all areas of a coin&#039;s surface (especially combined with ultrasonic equipment).</span></p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;On this coin, with these images, I only see two spots which give me pause: Between the W and E, and inside the U on the obverse. That&#039;s encouraging, but frankly the images aren&#039;t up to &quot;conclusions&quot; and in larger images I might completely change my mind, having seen more evidence of a need to clean. Look inside the letters, in the small openings of B&#039;s, R&#039;s and O&#039;s for instance, and in the narrow inside corners of E&#039;s, R&#039;s and S&#039;s. If they&#039;re dirty when the rest of the coin is not, a strong possibility is established, especially when the technical merit of the coin is as high as this one&#039;s is.&quot;&nbsp; <span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 0)">I see no &quot;technical merit&quot; to this coin which is obviously improperly cleaned.&nbsp; Very often, after a coin is cleaned improperly, it will develop stains such as between the &quot;W&quot; and &quot;E&quot; in &quot;we.&quot;</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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