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<p>[QUOTE="Numismat, post: 2159993, member: 15019"]lol <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> This coin could have like 5 holes in it and ebola and it would still be worth way more than melt.</p><p><br /></p><p>But about the cleaned part. It looks like a common thing that happens with coins due to handling, the fields around the central design get some fine hairlines and "dull" look from being touched, while the outer portions don't really make contact with skin nearly as much. To call this a cleaning on an old coin is a really strict way of going about it, especially considering that coins that had been wiped or dipped much more recently are often given the "market acceptable" pass and a numerical grade by both NGC and PCGS. It's really more like normal handling. That is where my lack of understanding of why this coin got the cleaned designation comes from.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Numismat, post: 2159993, member: 15019"]lol :) This coin could have like 5 holes in it and ebola and it would still be worth way more than melt. But about the cleaned part. It looks like a common thing that happens with coins due to handling, the fields around the central design get some fine hairlines and "dull" look from being touched, while the outer portions don't really make contact with skin nearly as much. To call this a cleaning on an old coin is a really strict way of going about it, especially considering that coins that had been wiped or dipped much more recently are often given the "market acceptable" pass and a numerical grade by both NGC and PCGS. It's really more like normal handling. That is where my lack of understanding of why this coin got the cleaned designation comes from.[/QUOTE]
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