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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CygnusCC, post: 8460164, member: 120299&quot;]Hey all, I got an 1833 capped bust half for my birthday earlier and while I don&#039;t intend to look a gift horse in the mouth, I&#039;m curious if there&#039;s a way to determine if the coin has been harshly cleaned?</p><p><br /></p><p>I took a few pics with my USB microscope:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1499131[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1499132[/ATTACH] </p><p>Zooming as much as possible with this microscope, I see there are tiny criss crossed scratches in the band around the liberty:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1499135[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1499147[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1499136[/ATTACH] </p><p>but I don&#039;t see anything but radial lines around the date:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1499137[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1499138[/ATTACH] </p><p>or the bottom left star: </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1499145[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>My lighting setup sucks (microscope&#039;s light) but I&#039;m not sure if that&#039;s proper luster... I tried a couple with my cell phone in daylight to see if I can capture it better.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1499152[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1499154[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry for the near dozen pictures.</p><p><br /></p><p>I guess basically my question is: Are there things I can look for on this (or any) coin that tip off whether it&#039;s been harshly cleaned?</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m curious what a slabbing might return or whether I should just save the money and keep it in an airtight instead. Thanks for any thoughts.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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