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Message:: [QUOTE="eddiespin, post: 7942313, member: 4920"]Look at your other coins, at the "depth" a lot of those are showing. That's what you're looking for, not necessarily "acrobatics." Some will "cartwheel," some won't. But they'll all have that "depth," and won't be "flat," like a piece of cardboard. As you tilt them in the light, you'll see it. Some will just have it in spots, due to just natural weathering. Others will bounce in the light like on a trampoline. The whole deal about "cleaned," here, is the "depth" remaining. To the degree that's there, they have "life." To the degree it's gone, they're "lifeless." You're looking really for that, the degree to which the surfaces are "dead" or "alive." That's the best way I can describe it. The surfaces are a component of the grade. To the degree they're compromised, the coins are damaged, ruined. It's a delicate component, to be sure. But if there's an analogy, it's the icing on the sponge cake. And nobody likes to eat a dry sponge.[/QUOTE]