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<p>[QUOTE="twoshadows, post: 3434730, member: 102135"]Some of the key date Morgans are extremely pricey and very hard to find even in low grades and one must keep in mind, years ago, cleaning coins was an acceptable practice and with that said I would rather have a cleaned 1893S Morgan to fill a hole at a price I might be able to afford than never have one. So now that you have opened this can of worms I will say this...I do NOT like slabs that are marked cleaned as every coin found in the depths of the ocean MUST be cleaned before they can be sold but those coins are referred to as conserved and that is NOT stated on the slab? Coins are either cleaned or they are not regardless of the method used.</p><p>Now for me, I do not buy coins marked cleaned unless it is a very rare or key date and even then I must go through a long decision process based on price versus the non-cleaned coin. If I do end up, for one reason or another, with a coin that has been slabbed and marked "Cleaned" I will remove it even if I keep it. Personally I don't know why coins that have apparently been cleaned are even sent in for authentification and grading? Should they be sold at a lower grade? I would hope so just as a coin with some damage. In the end it is up to each of us to decide what is acceptable for our collection and if you and I enjoy the coin nothing else really matters.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="twoshadows, post: 3434730, member: 102135"]Some of the key date Morgans are extremely pricey and very hard to find even in low grades and one must keep in mind, years ago, cleaning coins was an acceptable practice and with that said I would rather have a cleaned 1893S Morgan to fill a hole at a price I might be able to afford than never have one. So now that you have opened this can of worms I will say this...I do NOT like slabs that are marked cleaned as every coin found in the depths of the ocean MUST be cleaned before they can be sold but those coins are referred to as conserved and that is NOT stated on the slab? Coins are either cleaned or they are not regardless of the method used. Now for me, I do not buy coins marked cleaned unless it is a very rare or key date and even then I must go through a long decision process based on price versus the non-cleaned coin. If I do end up, for one reason or another, with a coin that has been slabbed and marked "Cleaned" I will remove it even if I keep it. Personally I don't know why coins that have apparently been cleaned are even sent in for authentification and grading? Should they be sold at a lower grade? I would hope so just as a coin with some damage. In the end it is up to each of us to decide what is acceptable for our collection and if you and I enjoy the coin nothing else really matters.[/QUOTE]
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