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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 669030, member: 112&quot;]Well, think of the date that is on it. Back then, and well into the 20th century, cleaning your coins was the accepted practice. So if a coin toned and the owner didn&#039;t like it, he might well take a cloth and try to wipe the toning off. Then when he sees that he has left hairlines on the coin from that first wipe, he stops - says ooops, better not do that.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now that is purely conjecture. But it makes a certain amount of sense.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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