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<p>[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 3445740, member: 97383"]rrdenarius, the fellow collector you were speaking with obviously doesn't understand grading of ancient coins, & his understanding of modern coins is suspect too. Nearly all ancient coins have been cleaned at one time or another, unfortunately some ancient coins have been over-cleaned, impairing their eye appeal. You will rarely see an ancient coin denied a grade unless it has been abusively cleaned to the point where it's authenticity is in question. NGC assigns a numerical <b>Surface</b> indicator of <b>1-5</b>, giving a rough idea of surface evaluation. A coin with a natural surface that hasn't been over-cleaned will get a number close to <b>5</b>, & a coin with a poor surface will receive a number close to <b>1</b>. Your denarius would be close to <b>5</b>, despite your poor photos which need editing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 3445740, member: 97383"]rrdenarius, the fellow collector you were speaking with obviously doesn't understand grading of ancient coins, & his understanding of modern coins is suspect too. Nearly all ancient coins have been cleaned at one time or another, unfortunately some ancient coins have been over-cleaned, impairing their eye appeal. You will rarely see an ancient coin denied a grade unless it has been abusively cleaned to the point where it's authenticity is in question. NGC assigns a numerical [B]Surface[/B] indicator of [B]1-5[/B], giving a rough idea of surface evaluation. A coin with a natural surface that hasn't been over-cleaned will get a number close to [B]5[/B], & a coin with a poor surface will receive a number close to [B]1[/B]. Your denarius would be close to [B]5[/B], despite your poor photos which need editing.[/QUOTE]
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