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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bsowa1029, post: 1831205, member: 34652&quot;]Over the past few days I&#039;ve been thinking about starting a circulated Barber dime set.</p><p>Here is the eBay listing that piqued my interest in the series:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/191002444937?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&amp;_trksid=p3984.m1426.l2649" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/191002444937?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&amp;_trksid=p3984.m1426.l2649" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/191002444937?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&amp;_trksid=p3984.m1426.l2649</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Particularly the 14 D is the coin that has gotten me interested. I&#039;m fairly certain it has been cleaned, but I like the way it has retoned and the overall look of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>After viewing about 700 eBay listings for barber dimes and looking through the PCGS photograde I have decided, if I do attempt the series, to go for it in the middle VF range...25-30.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would like to do the series in all original uncleaned VF and I know I will definitely encounter <i>many</i> cleaned coins. So my main concern moving forward would be being able to identify coins that have been cleaned, old cleanings in particular. I am thinking that for some date/mms it will probably be very difficult to find an all original example, so I may end up settling for an eye appealing coin with a light cleaning(if that&#039;s possible).</p><p><br /></p><p>Any pointers, things to look out for, tips for spotting hard to tell cleanings, stoppers in the series and any other information about the series would be appreciated.</p><p><br /></p><p>If anyone has them, please post some photos of original circulated examples as well as some circulated examples with obvious and some less obvious cleanings.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you in advance to any contributions![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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