help grading coins

FingerGrime

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I'm pretty sure the two half dollars have been cleaned (there is grime still in some of the nooks and crannies)
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But has this morgan been cleaned? I can't really tell...
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Also, what do you guys think it would grade as?

Thanks,
Aaron
 

l.cutler

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Unfortunately all of the coins have been heavily polished. They are still worth there silver content but sorry to say not much more.
 

DAS7NY

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He pretty much was saying what I wanted say, the Franklin isn't polished that badly though, on the front... The walker definitely cleaned. Not worth anything more than $6. The Morgan is cleaned and is in XF. Nice coins, bummer they were cleaned though... :'( :( :'( :(
 

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FingerGrime

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Ok, I think I now have a handle on how to tell whether or not morgans have been cleaned. (Unfortunately, a good many of my nicer looking coins are cleaned...but now most are worth about what I paid for them).
I don't feel very confident about some of the other coins though. What about these two?:
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Thanks again,
Aaron
 

Jeffro

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Hard to tell on the Merc, but the Walker is cleaned. The Merc shows a little toning unless its just the light the pic was taken in, so if it was cleaned it'd be a long time ago.
 

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FingerGrime

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Couldn't it have just not developed toning? Is the eagles breast a little too worn for a coin with that amount of luster?
 

Jeffro

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FingerGrime said:
Couldn't it have just not developed toning? Is the eagles breast a little too worn for a coin with that amount of luster?

Could very well be so- hard to tell from pics.
 

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