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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2396787, member: 24314&quot;]Just to make sure no one here is misled.&nbsp; Many Lincoln/IHC collectors like BU &quot;red&quot; coins.&nbsp; IMO, most of them could not tell an original red mint state coin from a processed or cleaned coin.&nbsp; &quot;Micro&quot; whizzing was not detected by TPGS&#039;s for years.</p><p><br /></p><p>My point is this:&nbsp; A 1911, 1916, 1920, and 1927 cent that may be &quot;worthless&quot; in the real world (unless it is high MS) is a treasure to many.&nbsp; Buff it up and it will be more treasured.&nbsp; ALL COINS are candidates that &quot;justify&quot; being altered; whether it is the sophisticated coin doctor or the dealer I knew that cleaned all his copper with toothpaste to make them bright and &quot;worth&quot; more to the ignorant. </p><p><br /></p><p>Our personal goal should be to learn what original coins look like.&nbsp; Then, when we buy a processed coin because it is cheap or we wish to &quot;play&quot; with it - we made an informed choice.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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