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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikenoodle, post: 2774000, member: 307&quot;]I got the idea from another thread, but I thought that I&#039;d share something that I felt was important and that many people seem to have trouble grasping as a concept.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: red">Is my coin cleaned?</span></p><p><br /></p><p>The answer is sometimes complex, but usually, the answer that we&#039;re really seeking is simple.</p><p><br /></p><p>Can you tell based on the coin (evidence) that the coin has been cleaned?</p><p>If not, then the coin is accepted in the market as original. If you can tell that it has been cleaned, then the coin is damaged and the market will treat it as such.</p><p><br /></p><p>The point I wanted to make is that it is almost immaterial if the coin has been cleaned, but it is rather important whether or not the coin shows evidence that it has.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: red">If you can tell it&#039;s been altered, it&#039;s damaged. If the coin cannot be determined to be anything but original based on all evidence the coin provides, then the coin will be treated as original in the marketplace and for all intents and purposes is considered uncleaned.</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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