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<p>[QUOTE="TypeCoin971793, post: 2914778, member: 78244"]The texture you want to look for is a pale, glossy gray. Look at your 1878. That is the color you want to avoid. Also look at its sheen, which I have heard called "slick". When cleaned coin do retone, they sometimes retain that sheen.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1890 CC is a dull gray, and that is what you want to look for in original coins. Study that coin closely.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1892 CC just looks odd. It has probably been cleaned, but I would like to see it in hand first.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TypeCoin971793, post: 2914778, member: 78244"]The texture you want to look for is a pale, glossy gray. Look at your 1878. That is the color you want to avoid. Also look at its sheen, which I have heard called "slick". When cleaned coin do retone, they sometimes retain that sheen. The 1890 CC is a dull gray, and that is what you want to look for in original coins. Study that coin closely. The 1892 CC just looks odd. It has probably been cleaned, but I would like to see it in hand first.[/QUOTE]
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