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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jody526, post: 188781, member: 578&quot;]Hello,</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s just not possible to say, for sure, what all has happened to coin during it&#039;s existance.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are different methods of cleaning, some leave identifying marks, and some don&#039;t.</p><p>Some cleaning is so light, that it can&#039;t be detected immediately afterwords.</p><p>Some cleaning is so harsh, that it can be detected centuries later.</p><p><br /></p><p>The best advice I can give, to someone who wants to know how to identify a cleaned coin, is to get some coins, and clean them.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can get most old, tarnished and dirty coins, from pocket change.</p><p>You can purchase junk silver, and foreign silver coins for little over melt.</p><p><br /></p><p>If possible, take pictures of before, and after, that way you will have a reference.</p><p><br /></p><p>Try as many different methods as you can imagine.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I can listen to all the well-intentioned advice in the world, but unless I see something for myself, I don&#039;t really &quot;know&quot; it as a fact.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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