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You do raise a very good point,  I can not tell if every coin will or will not be deemed as "cleaned" "scratched" and then getting the dreaded "details"  attribution.  
Some things I do look out for,
Mechanical cleaning I.E someones gone at the coin and scratched the dirt off,  if you get a pen and paper and scribble back and forth in different directions you will see multiple straight lines all going in the same straight  directions,  a coin thats even been heavily circulated does not get wear or scratch like this so this is one of the easier ones to see.    
Other mechanical is swirl marks, most likely someones gone at the coin with a solvent and a cotton bud to try and remove a stubborn mark. 
Jewellers clothes or just been heavily polished, this tends to round off the highest sharpest points on the coin.  
Ex-Jewellery, look for the obvious signs of mounting but the surface will give it away,  if it looks cratered/orange pealed then its been the subject to been worn in a piece of jewellery over time. 
Scratches......This is a good one, old scratches can effect the overall grade of a coin however there is some tolerance and they don't always get graded as "scratched"  one to look for if the scratch looks new, and the resulting scratch mark is brighter than the overall fields of the coin.   The point where a scratch goes from new to old is subjective and would be based on the eye appeal of the coin.  
Overall consistency of the coin.........   If theres very obvious dirty bits in the hard to reach areas and others are bright new........another sign it's been cleaned. 
Other thing I look for especially on silver coins, crowns etc.  The coin looks toned unmolested  fields are evenly toned and it still gets hit for " details" "cleaned"     Look at the very highest  points of the coin  and these can be very bright in comparison to the rest of the coin and a tell tale sign its been rubbed recently.... certainly in the last few decades.  
This is a coin what was on TIR yesterday the owner was saying its aUNC and he's entitled to his own opinion, based on the photo taken I'm 100% certain this has been cleaned and not very well.
 
You can "conserve" coins its none mechanical cleaning, I do this on almost every new gold and silver proof coins to remove die grease and pick up you get on new coins.,  I'm not keen on conserving old silver coins as it make them look unnatural IMO.       Gold bullion currency coins can look far nicer once they have been conserved and at times theres still some original lustre under the 100+ years of circulation.  
 

 

For £850 it needs to come with a ticket to the party. 

Came today. 🥰

My small buy growing collection of 1/10 and 1/20 oz Panda coins. 
 
I love the detail on the tiny 1/20 oz Pandas. 
 

A lovely 1/4oz 2010 Panda. 

We can only wish🙏

Is inflation hitting buyers?  Things I have suggested to the RM this year.
1 drastically reduce mintage of proof sovereigns for the next few years. 
 
2 to make the 5 sets exclusive without “b a stardising the sovereign” mint the full sovereign in the set with a streamer as the full normally comes without
3 make semi collectible bullion sovereigns,  12 month subscription for shield back bullion sovereigns with monthly random die numbers.  
4 been asking for this for a while, not fake modern hammered gold, but real hand hammered modern gold coins,  
HYO coins on the VIP tour? 
 
“Hammer your own”. 

Could you provide a clearer photo of the coin please? 

A one stop shop for grading and conservation of all your raw coins.   I'm always happy to talk and advise you on the options available.  Prices vary depending on numerous options/varieties/pedigrees  and services required.  
A modern coin upto the FMV (fair market value) of £2,000 excluding conservation £ 55 this includes insured postage all round
Pre 1965 unto the value of £2,500 excluding conservation £68.00  includes postage all round 
I charge a flat £10 per coin for conservation if you are grading the coin with me  (there are some exceptions and happy to discuss options)  
I am an NGC authorised dealer.    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Up for sale are a mix of weights gold panda's, all are still sealed in omp and are free from any copper spots so are as good as the day they was minted.
I have spoken to a forum member regarding the pricing on these, they are experienced in the field of silver panda's but went out of there way to help with the pricing of these, so I'm taking there advice.
1g, 2016 & 2017 £75 each 
3g, 2015, 2018 & 2019 £200 each (2015 did not have weight or purity on them the same as the silver's)
1/20 oz, 1985 £170
All prices to include postage of choice and risk, special delivery will only cover PM's (£7). PayPal friends and family or bank transfer.
To be transparent, I am listing these on behalf of CCT, like the coin slides all correspondence and payments will go through me and the coins posted directly from CCT.

Three new additions to my world silver coin collection. 
First is a 1903 German 2 mark minted in Hamburg.
The other two are Chinese both c1890 Kwangtung. One is the 20 cents and the other the 10 cents.

Three new additions to my world silver coin collection. 
First is a 1903 German 2 mark minted in Hamburg.
The other two are Chinese both c1890 Kwangtung. One is the 20 cents and the other the 10 cents.

Three new additions to my world silver coin collection. 
First is a 1903 German 2 mark minted in Hamburg.
The other two are Chinese both c1890 Kwangtung. One is the 20 cents and the other the 10 cents.

Three new additions to my world silver coin collection. 
First is a 1903 German 2 mark minted in Hamburg.
The other two are Chinese both c1890 Kwangtung. One is the 20 cents and the other the 10 cents.

Three new additions to my world silver coin collection. 
First is a 1903 German 2 mark minted in Hamburg.
The other two are Chinese both c1890 Kwangtung. One is the 20 cents and the other the 10 cents.

Three new additions to my world silver coin collection. 
First is a 1903 German 2 mark minted in Hamburg.
The other two are Chinese both c1890 Kwangtung. One is the 20 cents and the other the 10 cents.

Three new additions to my world silver coin collection. 
First is a 1903 German 2 mark minted in Hamburg.
The other two are Chinese both c1890 Kwangtung. One is the 20 cents and the other the 10 cents.

Three new additions to my world silver coin collection. 
First is a 1903 German 2 mark minted in Hamburg.
The other two are Chinese both c1890 Kwangtung. One is the 20 cents and the other the 10 cents.

Three new additions to my world silver coin collection. 
First is a 1903 German 2 mark minted in Hamburg.
The other two are Chinese both c1890 Kwangtung. One is the 20 cents and the other the 10 cents.

Three new additions to my world silver coin collection. 
First is a 1903 German 2 mark minted in Hamburg.
The other two are Chinese both c1890 Kwangtung. One is the 20 cents and the other the 10 cents.

Three new additions to my world silver coin collection. 
First is a 1903 German 2 mark minted in Hamburg.
The other two are Chinese both c1890 Kwangtung. One is the 20 cents and the other the 10 cents.

Three new additions to my world silver coin collection. 
First is a 1903 German 2 mark minted in Hamburg.
The other two are Chinese both c1890 Kwangtung. One is the 20 cents and the other the 10 cents.

I am so happy to pick up this tiny 1/40oz silver Britannia. It’s the smallest official coin of Britain. 

Pictured on a 5pence coin.

This is a matte half ounce silver Britannia, I bought bit because the graded gold one that I own is too valuable and requires safe keeping.
This one will be kept on my kitchen window cill to remind of Edith Cavell (a WWI nurse executed for helping men escape). I am also reminded of Noel Chavasse an army medic in WWI, one of only three men to win 2 VC’s.
To me it represents selflessness and I hope that the police officer who recently died from his injuries saving another will receive recognition.

Three new additions to my world silver coin collection. 
First is a 1903 German 2 mark minted in Hamburg.
The other two are Chinese both c1890 Kwangtung. One is the 20 cents and the other the 10 cents.