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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;octavius, post: 3466195, member: 100777&quot;]Looks amazing to me. You could not see the stamp on the cheek in the uncleaned state. Many of us are or were collectors of US or modern coins and we tend to take our prejudices of &quot;never clean a coin or you&#039;ll ruin it&quot; with us, (myself included). But as was said before, all ancient coins on the market by necessity have been or need to be cleaned. I think your coin proves this thought.</p><p>Tooling is a different matter. I must admit, I find it difficult at times determining if a coin has been tooled or not. A very respected numismatist/dealer once told me &quot;some people label an over cleaned coin as a tooled one&quot;. Where do you draw the line? I really don&#039;t know even after decades of collecting. Anyway, I think your cleaned coin is gorgeous.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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