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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;foundinrolls, post: 758485, member: 4350&quot;]I&#039;ll say it again.&nbsp; slabbers slab cleaned coins if they can&#039;t tell it has been cleaned.&nbsp; PCGS does it all the time and I&#039;m sure NGC does it too.</p><p><br /></p><p>There have been recent auctions of expensive, rare coins that are in slabs that are not in the same condition as they were years ago with respect to toning.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coins that are the same coins that were in slabs in the 1990s and that have been seen in auction catalogs with &quot;pleasing toning&quot; (so pictures exist) mysteriously show up with no toning and they are in new slabs.&nbsp; The coins have the same pedigree so they are the same coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>The point...coins in slabs can be cleaned but if they are not caught, they get by.&nbsp; I got a proof Liberty nickel past PCGS and I cleaned a big black spot off it with a toothpick and baking soda.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Back to the FE cent.&nbsp; &nbsp; You might even get it slabbed,&nbsp; but it wouldn&#039;t be worth the price to do it.&nbsp; The coin is definitely cleaned and better pictures wont change the position of the &quot;dirt&quot;&nbsp; on the coin.&nbsp; It is that dirt that is dead giveaway.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s still a nice coin but truly experienced eyes know that it was cleaned.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Bill[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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