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<p>[QUOTE="jallengomez, post: 1105007, member: 19748"]Hobo-</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree that certain cleaning methods can cause hairlines, but the OP was talking about a microfiber cloth and circulated Lincolns. No harm there. I'll be willing to make a wager with you. I will use a microfiber cloth to wipe(not just lightly brush, but wipe as I would think the average person would do) a random few out of 10 red GEM Lincoln Memorials and send them to you with a SASE envelope for the return journey and see if you can tell me which ones were wiped. I'll disclose before hand to a third party which ones were wiped. If I can get another party near where I live to witness the cleaning I'll even do that. Lincolncent you up for this experiment since you don't live too far away? I'll make this same offer to Doug since I think he's stated the same about hairlines. You guys examine the coins as a TPG would, which we've already established would be with the naked eye or at best a 5x loupe. I'll just trust you guys that you aren't using an electron microscope! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> If you guess them, then I will forever eat my words. Beyond that we can wager or not wager something else.</p><p><br /></p><p>Jody[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jallengomez, post: 1105007, member: 19748"]Hobo- I agree that certain cleaning methods can cause hairlines, but the OP was talking about a microfiber cloth and circulated Lincolns. No harm there. I'll be willing to make a wager with you. I will use a microfiber cloth to wipe(not just lightly brush, but wipe as I would think the average person would do) a random few out of 10 red GEM Lincoln Memorials and send them to you with a SASE envelope for the return journey and see if you can tell me which ones were wiped. I'll disclose before hand to a third party which ones were wiped. If I can get another party near where I live to witness the cleaning I'll even do that. Lincolncent you up for this experiment since you don't live too far away? I'll make this same offer to Doug since I think he's stated the same about hairlines. You guys examine the coins as a TPG would, which we've already established would be with the naked eye or at best a 5x loupe. I'll just trust you guys that you aren't using an electron microscope! :D If you guess them, then I will forever eat my words. Beyond that we can wager or not wager something else. Jody[/QUOTE]
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