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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2776257, member: 24314&quot;]There is a discussion taking place - &quot;Has my coin been cleaned.&quot;&nbsp; I have not read the entire thread yet I&#039;ll bet no poster has bothered to define what they are posting about: CLEANING. </p><p><br /></p><p>I challenge members to help them out using this thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>Each of you who take this challenge is the grading class instructor.&nbsp; I challenge you to <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">define</span> <b><span style="color: #b30000">&quot;Cleaning&quot;</span></b> in one sentence for your students. </p><p><br /></p><p>Do not mention anything about coins because we clean many things. </p><p><br /></p><p>PS I just came up with a pretty good one in less than a minute after writing the sentence above.&nbsp; The secret is to keep it general and simple.&nbsp;&nbsp; While this thread is running, I&#039;m going to &quot;polish&quot; it up. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Hint.&nbsp; In the 1970&#039;s a grading instructor pulled this definition of &quot;Grading&quot; out of thin air.&nbsp; It&#039;s so simple, I&#039;ve never forgotten it.</p><p><br /></p><p><i><span style="color: #000066">Grading is a subjective observation made to assess the condition of preservation and relative ranking among similar objects.</span></i></p><p><br /></p><p>Now, do the same for cleaning if you dare to try.&nbsp; Keep it short, simple, and no mention of coins! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie6" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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