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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 497720, member: 15199&quot;]Boss,</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Even with high power 100X or more you can&#039;t differentiate them if the toning has filled or smoothed the hairlines or scratches. Think of a snow fall on a furrowed field. You couldn&#039;t tell if the furrows were there until the snow was removed. A simplification of course, but explaining what I mean.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Any 1914-D cent is a worthy item to have. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; There is no clear cut delineation as to conservation of a coin compared to altering the surface of a coin , except that if professionally done it is &quot;conservation&quot;; if done by you, me or the general collector, it is &quot;altering&quot;. Your experience narrows the difference even more so. You might obtain the book &quot;Coin Chemistry&quot; by W. W.. White to further your education on toning and chemical processes ( Amazon).</p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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