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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1447117, member: 112&quot;]The answer is not a simple one. First of all, what do you mean when you say cleaned ? Do you really mean harshly/improperly cleaned ? Or do you just mean cleaned ?</p><p><br /></p><p>The reason that is important is because of this. Examples - </p><p><br /></p><p>If you soak a coin in distilled water and then swish it around to remove dirt and grime - has that coin not been cleaned ?</p><p><br /></p><p>If you use acetone, or xylene, to remove contaminants from a coin - has that coin not been cleaned ?</p><p><br /></p><p>If you dip a coin to remove unsightly toning, spots, streaks etc - has that coin not been cleaned ?</p><p><br /></p><p>You can do any of these things, and as long as you do them correctly without harming the coin the TPGs will slab that coin all day long. There are literally millions and millions of coins that have been cleaned in regular TPG slabs.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, coins that have been harshly (or improperly if you prefer that word) cleaned, will be put in Genuine or Details slabs - as a general rule. It is not always the case, but it is the case most of the time.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now the problem free part is another issue entirely. And this ties in to the last sentence in my previous paragraph. You see, there are some coins, that even if they have been harshly cleaned, the TPGs will still put them in regular slabs. And there are some coins that can have problems such as pitting, corrosion, planchet flaws (depending on severity), scratches, gouges, environmental damage, etc - and the TPGs will ignore those problems and put those coins in a regular slab. And they will do this consistently.</p><p><br /></p><p>While at the same time, other coins, with any of the problems I mentioned above, will be put in Genuine or Details slabs.</p><p><br /></p><p>So the answer to your question - is maybe.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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