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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1347990, member: 112&quot;]Rich - </p><p><br /></p><p>The following are the designation numbers/codes used by PCGS and a written explanation of what those codes mean. They are pretty specific, especially about the word - cleaned. NGC follows the same basic rules and definitions.</p><p><br /></p><p>92|N-2 Cleaned – surface damage due to a harsh, abrasive cleaning</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>You&#039;ll notice that they always specify &quot;harsh cleaning&quot; and that use of the word &quot;cleaned&quot; specifically means harsh cleaning.</p><p><br /></p><p>The problem we run into is that whenever people engage in conversation they use the word cleaned/cleaning to mean harshly cleaned or harsh cleaning. That includes use of the word cleaned on a slab.</p><p><br /></p><p>And as you and I both know there many millions of dipped coins in TPG slabs. So dipping is not considered to be harsh cleaning. </p><p><br /></p><p>There are also many millions of coins that have been improperly dipped or over-dipped that have been rejected by the TPGs and not slabbed. So those coins are considered to be harshly cleaned.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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