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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 63828, member: 112&quot;]It all depends on how you define cleaning. Is dipping a coin cleaning it ? To some it is - to others it is not. The major grading companies will all slab a dipped coin - but they often won&#039;t slab an over dipped coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>Is wiping a spot or a fingerprint off with a cloth cleaning ? How about using baking soda ? Or another abrasive cleaner like Ajax ? A toothbrush ? Steel wool or a Brillo pad ? I think you see what I mean. </p><p><br /></p><p>But even dipping a coin removes some metal from the surface. The dip is an acid after all or it wouldn&#039;t remove anything. But if done only once, and done properly, it&#039;s a rare person that can tell it was done. Done improperly or too often - and anybody can see it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do you own a Morgan dollar that is white ? If you do then the odds are about 9 to 1 that you own a cleaned coin. Same goes for Standing Liberty quarters or Walking Liberty halves, Mercury dimes - and all of the older silver coinage. If it&#039;s white - 9 to 1 it&#039;s been cleaned. If you call dipping cleaning that is.</p><p><br /></p><p>So there ya have it - how do you define cleaning ? To me - it&#039;s all cleaning.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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