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Message:: [QUOTE="Hobo, post: 1048283, member: 11521"]Cleaning and especially polishing are fairly obvious to those with a trained eye (e.g., experienced coin collectors and dealers). If a coin has been polished it will be bright and shiny but will look unnatural with little or no mint luster. It would be difficult to explain the ins and outs of coin surfaces, luster, impaired luster, etc. so that you would be able to determine for yourself if your coin has been polished or cleaned. I would recommend that you carefully take your coin out of the bezel, put it in a flip and take it to your local coin dealer and ask his opinion of the coin. If I were you I would not tell the dealer the coin had been in a bezel (unless it is obvious). The dealer will inspect the coin and give you his opinion as to the coin's condition.  By the way, the 1901-S $10 is very common. (The 1901-S has a mintage of over 2.8 million. Only the 1881 has a higher mintage.) Grey Sheet on your coin is about $750 (low AU). Even in VG the Grey Sheet is $735. These prices are dealer-to-dealer prices for coins that will grade the appropriate grade. Do not expect a dealer to offer you these prices. His offer may not be much above melt price.  If your coin has been damaged or polished you can write off any numismatic value and figure its value based on its gold content.[/QUOTE]