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<p>[QUOTE="Detecto92, post: 1336724, member: 75105"]I posted this earlier but it disappeared, so I will try again.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've been doing some learning on telling if a coin has been cleaned... and I do know this.</p><p><br /></p><p>High Grade coins will have a "cartwheel", cleaning removes this cartwheel.</p><p><br /></p><p>If a coin has been retoned, usually the toning lacks contrast and is very evenly distributed.</p><p><br /></p><p>However I still find a lack of understanding on this.</p><p><br /></p><p>If a coin has been cleaned say 60 years ago, usually it will retone back to normal as far as toning goes.</p><p><br /></p><p>But on a lower grade coins, say F or VF, there is scratches on the coins from circulation, and there are scratches from cleaning.</p><p><br /></p><p>So if a VF coin was cleaned 60 years ago, retoned back to normal, how can one tell scratches from cleaning and scratches from normal wear like circulation?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Detecto92, post: 1336724, member: 75105"]I posted this earlier but it disappeared, so I will try again. I've been doing some learning on telling if a coin has been cleaned... and I do know this. High Grade coins will have a "cartwheel", cleaning removes this cartwheel. If a coin has been retoned, usually the toning lacks contrast and is very evenly distributed. However I still find a lack of understanding on this. If a coin has been cleaned say 60 years ago, usually it will retone back to normal as far as toning goes. But on a lower grade coins, say F or VF, there is scratches on the coins from circulation, and there are scratches from cleaning. So if a VF coin was cleaned 60 years ago, retoned back to normal, how can one tell scratches from cleaning and scratches from normal wear like circulation?[/QUOTE]
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