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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TypeCoin971793, post: 3279723, member: 78244&quot;]<a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/how-to-detect-cleaned-coins.327555/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/how-to-detect-cleaned-coins.327555/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/how-to-detect-cleaned-coins.327555/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It depends on severity and the coin type/grade. A seated dollar with an old, light cleaning would be given a pass in the market, and maybe it would trade for a 5-10% discount. The same cleaning on a common-date BU Morgan would make it worthless. The rule of thumb I use is a 10-15% discount for a very light/old cleaning, 25-35% discount for a noticeable cleaning/overdipping (on UNC coins) but not overly bad, 40-50% discount for a harsh cleaning, and &gt;50% for a cleaning akin to being scrubbed with steel wool. These discounts would be less for more-valuable types/issues like draped bust dollars and an 1893 S Morgan.</p><p><br /></p><p>But there is no way to tell for sure if the TPG will call a coin cleaned or not since their line is always moving. You can be fairly sure how they will treat certain coins (pass on lightly-cleaned seated dollar, details on a harshly-scrubbed anything, details on a lightly-cleaned BU Morgan, etc), but others are completely at the whim of the TPG. Once a coin is in a “cleaned” holder, its value will relegated to the same damaged coin price, regardless of severity. Coins with a very light cleaning are worth significantly more out of the holder since it forces people to look at the coin instead of the label on the holder.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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