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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gavin Richardson, post: 3070313, member: 83956&quot;]I would agree with [USER=88829]@lrbguy[/USER] that the coin has been overcleaned. It&#039;s good that you experimented with an inexpensive coin. And I have made cleaning mistakes too.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, my approach is to underclean, especially until you have more experience. You can always go back and clean more. But once that patina is gone, it may not be back until long after you&#039;re gone too.</p><p><br /></p><p>The overcleaning here seems to have highlighted a rough or pitted surface that a patina might have helped obscure. If you collect long enough, you will probably be able to identify many coins without having to make out every single letter of a legend in detail.</p><p><br /></p><p>Keep at it though. You will find that balance.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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