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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Armijo, post: 537954, member: 17493&quot;]Hi Luis, </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The first thing to look for in silver cleaned coins is scratching.&nbsp; Your first example shows in the obverse a lot of scratches (in the same direction) and it&#039;s very shiny as you say. I would think it was unproperly cleaned.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the obverse of the second example you too can see some damage but they&#039;re only bag marks (the result of coins hitting one another when in a bag). </p><p>As for the milky effect I have seen that mostly in Venezuelan coins. I don&#039;t know why it is produced exactly <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> but my theory is a film of soap leftover by a poor rinse. I&#039;ve seen it in circulation coinage too (from venezuela). Personally I don&#039;t think venezuelans are too picky as to be cleaning every coin they get so maybe I&#039;m wrong. If you scratch this film with your fingernail it&#039;s most likely to come off.&nbsp; I do like the effect so I&#039;ve left them as they are.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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