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<p>[QUOTE="Michael K, post: 4263775, member: 78298"]Well here is the issue with cleaning. I am not saying you cleaned it.</p><p>It could have been cleaned (and probably was) 100 years before you got it.</p><p>If it was not a harsh cleaning, it would have retoned by now and be acceptable. If it was an improper cleaning, that makes the coin worth about $5. Now I am not saying it has been cleaned. I can't tell from the photo.</p><p>But routinely coins in old collections were cleaned before it was known to permanently damage the surface. People were proud of and wanted to display their shiny coins. So they cleaned them more than once.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Michael K, post: 4263775, member: 78298"]Well here is the issue with cleaning. I am not saying you cleaned it. It could have been cleaned (and probably was) 100 years before you got it. If it was not a harsh cleaning, it would have retoned by now and be acceptable. If it was an improper cleaning, that makes the coin worth about $5. Now I am not saying it has been cleaned. I can't tell from the photo. But routinely coins in old collections were cleaned before it was known to permanently damage the surface. People were proud of and wanted to display their shiny coins. So they cleaned them more than once.[/QUOTE]
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