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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stewey99, post: 3332298, member: 100950&quot;]Hi, i recently picked up some silver 3 cent pieces at an estate auction. I hadn&#039;t seen them before, their tiny size grabbed my attention. I&#039;m no Jimmy Olsen so I apologize for the weak photos. The coins are 1851-O,1852, 1852 and 185-can&#039;t tell with a hole in it. I&#039;ve got several questions if anyone can help,</p><p><br /></p><p>- there seems to be a fair amount of surface dirt or grime on these. I read everywhere that you can&#039;t or shouldn&#039;t clean coins. Is it is accurate that I should do absolutely nothing to these coins? I don&#039;t want to damage or alter the coins, but I don&#039;t like leaving things dirty.</p><p><br /></p><p>- would you suggest having the coins graded and if so, what service to use? Even if they aren&#039;t worth that much, I&#039;m curious to see where a pro would grade them.</p><p><br /></p><p>- are there any rough guides to what a hole in a coin does to its value? I&#039;ve seen some trade dollars with chop marks and I think they look neat, but certainly seem to meaningfully decrease value.</p><p><br /></p><p>thank in advance for any thoughts</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]883036[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]883036[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]883037[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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