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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Coins4Eli, post: 24877997, member: 150554&quot;]Cleaned coins are often easy to detect, but the thing that trips up even some of the most experienced collectors and dealers are the recolored coins. A coin that has been recolored was at one point a cleaned coin, then by using specific chemicals/heat/light they can darken a coin to make it look natural. Usually this is poorly done and often easily spotted, but a few are expertly done and sometimes even get past TPGs. The best way to keep yourself from getting ripped off is to expose yourself to more coins. Try to get the overall look and feel of a natural original piece, once this is done the cleaned and recolored pieces will be blatantly obvious.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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