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#1 Unread post by rparker1866 »

hello

its seems like im the only one asking question. i hope im not being obnoxious.

i got this from a fake grading company holder. they had it marked as cleaned. with my magnifying lamp and my loop i cant see it.

but in the pictures it looks like it brought it out

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Re: cleaned?

#2 Unread post by SensibleSal66 »

Ok I'll go first I guess . I see a lot of tiny scratches that might indicate that yes it was cleaned .
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Using your loupe, can you detect any small traces of old cleaning compound in the nooks/crannies and crevices, ...the areas around the date, mottos or devices?
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no i cant see the scratches and theres not any dark spots were the were the dirt or compound can not be got to with the cloth

i look through my loop move the coin different angles under my LED light and the old kind of light bulb
and a have a magnifying lamp that like 2.5 x. it looks fine,

but in that last picture it looks obvious

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#5 Unread post by Paul »

I agree, that last image really shows the "Hairlines" across the coin.....
Notice the 'dark band' surrounding the center device?
......and then the hairlines in the fields? This is indicative of a cleaned coin....JMO

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#6 Unread post by rparker1866 »

yea i think it cleaned. it didnt follow the rules of Daniels video. the only way i can the scratches is in a picture.

its to shinny it dont have any frost look to it.

thanks for your help

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#7 Unread post by Earle42 »

Hairlines show the coin has been rubbed with a cloth.
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yea now i see that obvious

thanks for this

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#9 Unread post by Earle42 »

I should have been more specific: A facial tissue can also scratch like this - not just a non-cotton cloth.
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