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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 8234246, member: 112&quot;]Absolutely correct. </p><p><br /></p><p>As for the thread I referenced, I referenced it because you can see many coins with similar patterns where the toning is worn away, leaving lighter colors on the higher points and and in the open fields where there is nothing to prevent/protect the toning. You can also see the darker colors in in the lower points of the devices. It get worn away on top but is left behind in the low points of the devices, the protected areas</p><p><br /></p><p>That same similar pattern occurs with ordinary dirt and grime as well - it remains in the more protect areas but is worn away, cleaned off, in the more exposed areas by normal circulation.</p><p><br /></p><p>My primary point here is that just because you see that pattern on a coin you should not assume that the coin has been harshly/improperly cleaned because very, very similar patterns can and do occur in the course of normal circulation. And as I also mentioned, determining which is which based on pictures is beyond difficult, because of the very nature of pictures. To accurately determine which is which requires a close in hand inspection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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