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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hiddendragon, post: 17854416, member: 25270&quot;]Recently another member posted one of these and I really liked it and decided to investigate if they fell within my price range. First I checked eBay but didn&#039;t really like my options, so next I went to MA Shops. They had a lot of examples as expected, seeing as how many sellers on that site are in Germany. I was looking for the sweet spot where condition was good enough to see a lot of detail but the coin still fit my budget. I found several candidates and finally narrowed it down to one to purchase. Unfortunately, the next day the seller contacted me saying the coin was not available but offering one they said was similar plus a 10 euro refund for the trouble. They sent a photo and I thought it looked similar so I agree.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin arrived yesterday and I have to say I&#039;m disappointed. It is obviously cleaned. It does have a decent amount of detail but at this point in my collecting life I just don&#039;t really enjoy cleaned coins the way I used to. This is a problem I find with MA Shops. Many of the coins are cleaned, and many of the sellers photograph them in such a way that it&#039;s hard to tell what they really look like. I think I heard once that Europeans don&#039;t mind cleaned coins as much. Maybe that&#039;s true, but I don&#039;t. I guess the lesson might be that I just need to pay more to get an example I&#039;ll be happy with. Either that or really scrutinize the photos for any sign of cleaning. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the coin in question. [ATTACH=full]1536359[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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