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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ana Silverbell, post: 2585950, member: 75156&quot;]It is difficult to tell from a picture. I would like to hold the coin in hand to see for sure if it was cleaned or not. (I don&#039;t think Soiled will let me because I may like it and not give it back.) But under the lighting that the graders use - they also have the benefit of holding the coin - they may have seen something. I don&#039;t think its whether the polishing lines cross, I think they may. It is just the overall look of a polished die striking a coin and imprinting the die polish lines with 2 tons of pressure versus post-strike cleaning lines: they simply look different. (Someone correct me if I am wrong.) One thing is for sure: this is &quot;a good teaching opportunity for someone!&quot; but I am not knowledgeable to be that &quot;someone.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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