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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 26696664, member: 10461&quot;]On a 462-year-old thaler, I would imagine that <i>most</i> of them were cleaned at some point.&nbsp; Much as it is with ancient coins.&nbsp; It’s not so much a question of <i>whether</i> or not they were cleaned, but rather a matter of <i>degree</i>- what is “market acceptable” and worthy of a straight grade, and what is not (harsh cleaning, mechanical polishing, etc.)</p><p><br /></p><p>This piece falls into the former category, in my opinion.&nbsp; Unfortunately NGC did not agree this time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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