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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Speedy, post: 105019, member: 705&quot;]Buddy....I want to state my extreme displeasure with that post.....</p><p>Cleaning is bad...that is a Fact....there is no if, ands, or buts, about it....When you post that kind of post it gives the members here the wrong idea.</p><p>NET grading is also a fact...that coin collectors must learn.</p><p>You have told me before that you read lots of books on coins...I have to wonder about such books that didn&#039;t teach such normal topics on cleaning and NET grading.....If a coin is cleaned and someone asks for my thoughts on the grade....I can&#039;t lie and not tell them that it has been cleaned...cleaning lowers the value...and I would be rude not to tell them the truth.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suggest that you learn alittle more about grading (we all need to do that...I need to alot!)...and about how cleaning damages coins....also search out NET grading...you will find that it is a tool that every collector needs...no matter what or how they collect.</p><p><br /></p><p>Speedy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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