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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2965984, member: 24314&quot;]&quot;Details&quot; is a subjective thing.&nbsp; Especially with regard to cleaning.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lets take some easy examples first.&nbsp; What is the smallest scratch you will tolerate on a coin when you buy it?&nbsp;&nbsp; How about this:&nbsp; How much rim damage or nicks do you tolerate on a dollar or $20?&nbsp; What about a tiny rim file that is hidden completely by the insert?&nbsp; How upset are you when you discover a problem on a raw coin that you missed?&nbsp; What about a problem on a slabbed coin that you think the TPGS missed?</p><p><br /></p><p>Now to cleaning.&nbsp; Most vintage coins have been cleaned before.&nbsp; 18th and 19th Century coins especially.&nbsp; The coins that tone down are often considered market acceptable.&nbsp; When I was coming op, I thought any coin w/hairlines was cleaned.&nbsp; That is not the case.&nbsp; It is only the coins that are off color (chem. etched) or those that exhibit mostly parallel hairlines that are improperly cleaned.&nbsp; Now how much of a detraction should they be before the coin is &quot;detailed.&quot;&nbsp; Those guys at the grading service must do this every minute!&nbsp; Additionally, what bothers one may not bother another.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, IMO it is unfortunate if a detailed coin can be straight graded when sent in again but that&#039;s life.&nbsp; <b><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">It is due to a <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie30" alt=":bucktooth:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> lack of strict standards.</span></b>&nbsp; That&#039;s the same thing that happens when an AU is first graded MS and then graded AU or when just the opposite happens. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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