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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kentucky, post: 1583905, member: 33176&quot;]Good comment.&nbsp; Dirt accentuates contrast, on an MS type coin, contrast comes about because of the sharpness of the features.&nbsp; For circulated coins, the crud is one thing that gives them contrast.&nbsp; If we find the crud appealing, we post it in &quot;Post A Toned Coin&quot;, if not appealing, we either leave it alone or try to non-destructively clean it.&nbsp; Now to increase the contrast, we can let it age and tone.</p><p><br /></p><p>Additional thoughts, ever notice how Barber coins are nice looking (kind of like a cameo) even if they are quite worn, but they don&#039;t clean up nice.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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