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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 864360, member: 24633&quot;]Agreed! It isn&#039;t like following the instructions for putting together a swing set. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Oftentimes, coins that have been cleaned will retone, but the chemicals used to clean it will cause it to retone in a different shade, and if you laid out a bunch of naturally-toned coins with one that had retoned after it had been cleaned among them, it would stick out like a sore thumb.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Sometimes you are able to see minute hairlines from improper cleaning, but if the coin has retoned, it is almost impossible to detect them from a photo and an in-hand inspection is necessary.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>These are just a couple of reasons why veteran collectors will tell you to never buy raw coins on the internet. Even experienced collectors can be fooled.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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