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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ToughCOINS, post: 3329133, member: 20480&quot;]I believe &quot;properly cleaned&quot; coins, at least as defined by the standards of professional grading services, will be straight-graded, and not receive any &quot;Cleaned&quot; designation at all.&nbsp; I think the preponderance of such properly cleaned coins are uncirculated / proof coins which have been sensibly dipped or circulated coins which have been very lightly cleaned with a mild paste.&nbsp; While, from a purist perspective, I do not necessarily agree with the practice of recognizing these coins as uncleaned, I understand the practicality of the decision to do so, and trade along those lines.</p><p><br /></p><p>My observation is that coins designated &quot;Cleaned&quot; generally exhibit naked-eye signs of cleaning from a limited number of angles of lighting and or / examination, but not all.&nbsp; These signs can sometimes be difficult for the unpracticed to pick out.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for coins designated as &quot;Harshly Cleaned&quot;, in my experience, they generally exhibit naked-eye signs of cleaning from all angles of lighting and / or examination.&nbsp; Anyone who cannot identify harshly cleaned coins should get a pair of glasses, spend the time and money to take a grading course, or get out of coins altogether.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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