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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;toned_morgan, post: 3203288, member: 97258&quot;]Coins that have been cleaned by people who don&#039;t think much about scrubbing the dirt off a coin will usually have hairlines running the same direction from something being scrubbed on the coin. However you need a loupe and should have it in hand, so you can&#039;t really identify cleaned coins if you are buying online (if you are buying online and are worried about a cleaned coin, buy graded coins <b>after</b> verifying that they are professionally slabbed by putting the number in the website). Also, some harshly cleaned coins will have a strange look when you put them directly in the light. The coin will seem to have luster while still having worn details. Hope this helped you learn about cleaned coins! Here are some examples of terrible obviously cleaned coins:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]829541[/ATTACH] </p><p>This coin seems more lustrous than it should be considering the details are worn out.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]829542[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]829543[/ATTACH] </p><p>This one has very visible hairlines. Also, cleaned coins will have &quot;luster&quot; that does not appear in bands, which is the distinction between a mint state coin and a circulated coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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