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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;foreverEBG, post: 2085384, member: 73517&quot;]a coin is graded b observing the highest points of a coin and through a grading scale. the lesser the details the lower the grade. a good example would be the buffalo nickel. a buffalo nickel in high grade will attract a greater value than one in lower grade. and es cleaning a coin is horrible even if there is green copper corrosion but that is also exactly why your 1803 draped bust dime is worth what it is is because it does not appear to have been cleaned ever and has original patina. until recently cleaning a coin was common place in numistmatism and collectors of the past would do radical things to clean a coin. Whizzing is where someone took a dremel drill and used a wire brush or sand paper bit to get patina off marring the coins field and devices.</p><p>also a &quot;Flip&quot; is a slang term for a 2&quot;x 2&quot; plastic sleeve that protects a coin get archival grade flips and itll be fine. Even having the coins loose in a bag clanging around can add a scratch or ding that will detract from its value.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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