i and probobly all of us have gone through cleaned coins.

i was right where u r @ 1 point. i baught some 21 and 28 peace dollars which all came back cleaned(u dont wana know what i lost)so now i work with very few ppl on raw old coins.

1. once u find a place tha cleans there coins add it to a bad list and dont go back.

2. find a trustable dealer/seller that will help u find a nice coin.

3. once u find a trustable person stick with them and find out who they trust.

and most important test the waters( i now have a dealer buddy that accualy give me a small guarentee that the coin will come back as stated)

it took me a lil bit to find a good dealer with guarantee but now i am happy. i had baught a 28p peace dollar through my guy for ms60 money.he said if it comes back lower he will pay difference or even buy back. i did go throu alot of boddy bagged coins to find him but its all good now. keep those bb coins and use them to find flaws so u dont send in a bb coin again.

my last submition i sent in consisted of new persons coins out of 4 2 came back bb they will be going in my cleaned coins so i know

dont get frustrated and quit. there will always be a bb in there somewhere.( some bb coins i dont even see why they r bbed but i dont give up).