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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cloudsweeper99, post: 547936, member: 3011&quot;]Personally, I like a coin with clean surfaces, no hairlines or signs of harsh treatment.&nbsp; For me, original means the coins looks the way it should for its age and condition.&nbsp; A VF coin with an even gunmetal grey surface with no dirt or dings or signs of a harsh cleaning is just fine.&nbsp; An old cleaning that has retoned is acceptable too if it looks good.&nbsp; Many AU&nbsp; coins look better than their more expensive MS counterparts.&nbsp; It&#039;s all very subjective and not always about Sheldon.&nbsp; If I&#039;m comparing two slabbed coins with the same grade, I confess I&#039;m attracted to the &quot;look&quot; more than I am figuring out which coin might grade slightly higher or lower if the Sheldon scale went down to tenths.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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