Cleaned Morgan 1893-O

[jpcienkus]

I saw this coin at Heritage. Based on my limited knowledge, it looks cleaned to me. Can you take a look and offer your comments?

 

http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=131303&lotNo=29436

 

Thank you

[messydesk]

It looks a little rough, but it doesn't look cleaned.

[jpcienkus]

It's AU53. I can't afford much more in this date and mint mark. I kinda liked the coin, but was worried about all the light scratches. IMO, it looks better than the AU55 they have for sale, same date and mint mark.

[MarkFeld]

The coin doesn't look cleaned to me. What makes you believe otherwise?

[jpcienkus]

In the close up, I saw all the white, light scratches all seeming to go in a similar direction.

[bsshog40]

Looks like normal contacts and wear to me for AU. The slab scuffs by the date almost got me tho'.