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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NDLaw, post: 4897288, member: 115167&quot;]Hi all, new member and new coin collector here!</p><p><br /></p><p>I have recently been bit by the coin collecting bug.&nbsp; My focus so far has been early 20th Century commemoratives.&nbsp; I am also finding myself drawn to Morgan silver dollars.&nbsp; I only have a few (c. 18) that were kicking around my family for some time and were given to me by an uncle. I have done some initial research into them (no &quot;key&quot; dates or rare date/mint combos, moved them into &quot;air-tite&quot; capsules from old soft plastic holders, etc.)&nbsp; And I had a pair of questions I was hoping you all could help me with:</p><p><br /></p><p>(1) Are there any reference books (either for Morgans specifically or US coins more generally) that you guys would recommend?</p><p><br /></p><p>(2) One thing I have tried to get my mind around is telling when a coin has been cleaned or not.&nbsp; I have spent some time reading about the various common cleaning methods and examined pictures of graded coins and cleaned coins to familiarize myself with their appearance.&nbsp; I then looked at the Morgans I have under a lighted jewelers loop.&nbsp; I few of the coins have very subtle circular lines on them.&nbsp; Attached are some pictures of one such coin.&nbsp; Would this coin count as &quot;whizzed&quot;?</p><p><br /></p><p>(3) What tell tale signs do you rely on to determine if a coin has been &quot;dipped&quot;?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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