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<p>[QUOTE="WannieA, post: 3131685, member: 96224"]Hi All, still learning in this forum. How do you know if coins are cleaned? Is it if it's "extra" shiny? I read about scratches that indicate cleaning, but still not really sure how to determine it. Any thoughts on these coins?</p><p><br /></p><p>Also on a separate note, how can you tell proof coins? Are they always "frosted" in appearance? The edges are supposedly sharp, but some of the old Japanese coins seem to have that sharp edge on normal coins. Super confusing. (Sorry my camera phone always seem to go out of focus on lower right edge of the camera phone.) [ATTACH=full]798767[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]798768[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]798769[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]798772[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]798773[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="WannieA, post: 3131685, member: 96224"]Hi All, still learning in this forum. How do you know if coins are cleaned? Is it if it's "extra" shiny? I read about scratches that indicate cleaning, but still not really sure how to determine it. Any thoughts on these coins? Also on a separate note, how can you tell proof coins? Are they always "frosted" in appearance? The edges are supposedly sharp, but some of the old Japanese coins seem to have that sharp edge on normal coins. Super confusing. (Sorry my camera phone always seem to go out of focus on lower right edge of the camera phone.) [ATTACH=full]798767[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]798768[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]798769[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]798772[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]798773[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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