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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 3329213, member: 112&quot;]I think I should point out for those that don&#039;t already know it, that when a TPG puts Cleaned on the slab label, that is just shorthand for Harshly Cleaned. PCGS spells it out for us - </p><p><br /></p><p>92|N-2 Cleaned – surface damage due to a harsh, abrasive cleaning</p><p><br /></p><p>The TPGs do not care if a coin has been cleaned as long as it has been cleaned properly. And properly is defined as without doing harm to the coin, or altering its surfaces. And they spell that out too - </p><p><br /></p><p>94|N-4 Altered Surface - Whizzed, harsh cleaning, thumbed over </p><p>(using a pasty substance to cover defects or alter the appearance).</p><p><br /></p><p>And when they say &quot;harsh, abrasive cleaning&quot;, they do not mean ONLY harsh, abrasive cleaning. They mean harsh OR abrasive. There are literally hundreds of ways to harshly clean a coin. Over-dipping a coin for example is also a form of harsh cleaning.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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