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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kvasir, post: 69962, member: 4139&quot;]1, Is cellophane/plastic wrap (the ones you can get from supermarket to wrap food) OK for coins? Is it as bad as PVC or worse? I want to use something to wrap one of those coin presentation cardboards. I hate having those coins falling off all the time. If plastic wrap is ok, what brand is good?</p><p>2, How do you tell between bagmarks, hairlines, scratches, or wears from circulation?</p><p>3, Can you grade a lightly to never circulated coin (one you get directly out of a new roll) as a MS+? I have plenty of coins that i got from postoffice/bank or &quot;rescued&quot; off circulation early in the year that it was minted, but they were stored/handled improperly before i knew any better. Should they be graded as circulated? But they do fit the description of a MS-60 coin according to the Charlton Standard Catalogue (of Canada). </p><p><br /></p><p>The grading guides i&#039;ve run across are conflicting at best. I guess the key is to tell between circulation wears and the intrinsic bagmarks. Scratches are pretty obvious and should put a coin at grade between AU-50 and AU-55 at best (right?).</p><p><br /></p><p>4, So i know cleaning is a taboo subject. But is there any way to remove old finger print? Soap and water don&#039;t seem to work. Has the grease on the print actually become part of the coin&#039;s toning process? The ones on bronze coins are most evident, and the ones on a large field are especially annoying.</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s all for now, thanks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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