"Conserving" vs. "Cleaning" - Do I Have It Right?

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by kanga, May 3, 2022.

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  1. Phil's Coins

    Phil's Coins Well-Known Member

    Well stated! I take the stance that if you IN ANY WAY do something to alter a coin it is CLEANED.
    Phil
     
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  3. harrync

    harrync Well-Known Member

    RE: if you don't get caught.

    I would put it just a little differently: if it comes back from the TPG "details", it was cleaned; if it comes back with a straight grade, it was conserved.
     
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  4. charley

    charley Well-Known Member


    You are a very trusting soul.
     
    charley, May 5, 2022
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  5. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

    Still disagree. If it's damaged before you get your hands on it, it's going to come back details no matter what you do to it (unless you're a successful doctor).

    Bad cleaning or failed conservation can turn a non-details coin into a details coin. But if you send in your coin and it gets details, it doesn't necessarily mean you goofed (except by submitting it).
     
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  6. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    Any type of conservation is cleaning, once you know how to recognize it. You either except it or you don't.
     
    Pickin and Grinin, May 5, 2022
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