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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mainebill, post: 24881097, member: 44004&quot;]The very best education is to go to a coin show or shop. Especially when it’s a bit slow. Find a knowledgeable helpful dealer. There are plenty. And compare cleaned to uncleaned details graded coins. Especially look to see why and what the type of cleaning is. Early silver shouldn’t be blast white. Especially if circulated. Sometimes the hairlines of an ancient cleaning can retone to a basically natural looking state. Which can be difficult to detect. Sometimes the coin has an unnatural luster or gloss to it. Sometime the toning and color just look off. Especially with pull away toning but now I’m getting complicated. The next best step is look at ha or stacks or gC and compare photos. You may need to look at a few thousand to really start getting a feel. But you can often but not always tell a cleaned coin from quality professional photos[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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