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<p>[QUOTE="sshafer11, post: 1977151, member: 67540"]Are we talking about just cleaning in general or are we talking about detecting what the market considers to be uncleaned? There is a school of thought out there, that some particular denominations of 19th century and even some 20th century coins have almost all been cleaned at some time. In fact if you read the NGC grading guidelines on Capped bust halves they even state that some halves that been cleaned and "retoned" can be certified with a grade. So in my opinion determining whether a coin has been cleaned or not can be somewhat subjective, especially if the cleaning occurred 75+ years ago. </p><p><br /></p><p>With mint state silver the obvious signs which have been stated are impairment to the luster and surface irregularities like hairlines or inappropriate color. If the coin is truly uncirculated the surfaces should reflect that. One thing you can do is go on eBay and look at coins in holders labeled "improperly cleaned" versus problem free. </p><p><br /></p><p>Ultimately you just simply have to train your eyes to it, and it may take looking at quite a few coins before you develop that connoisseur mentality.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="sshafer11, post: 1977151, member: 67540"]Are we talking about just cleaning in general or are we talking about detecting what the market considers to be uncleaned? There is a school of thought out there, that some particular denominations of 19th century and even some 20th century coins have almost all been cleaned at some time. In fact if you read the NGC grading guidelines on Capped bust halves they even state that some halves that been cleaned and "retoned" can be certified with a grade. So in my opinion determining whether a coin has been cleaned or not can be somewhat subjective, especially if the cleaning occurred 75+ years ago. With mint state silver the obvious signs which have been stated are impairment to the luster and surface irregularities like hairlines or inappropriate color. If the coin is truly uncirculated the surfaces should reflect that. One thing you can do is go on eBay and look at coins in holders labeled "improperly cleaned" versus problem free. Ultimately you just simply have to train your eyes to it, and it may take looking at quite a few coins before you develop that connoisseur mentality.[/QUOTE]
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