Reply to Thread

Message:: [QUOTE="19Lyds, post: 2285346, member: 15929"]If you look at most details graded coins, the label states "Improperly Cleaned".PCGS's grading standards states: "Code 92 Cleaning Harsh cleaning or polishing""CleanedSurface damage due to any form of abrasive cleaning. "Cleaned" covers a wide range or appearances, from a grossly polished coin to one where faint hairlines can be seen only at a particular angle or in only one area on an otherwise perfectly normal coin. This is perhaps the most frustrating of all the No Grades, because subtle cleaning is often difficult to detect in less-than-optimal grading conditions. "Dipping" (the removal of toning with a chemical bath) is not considered cleaning under this definition." Therefore, to say that an untarnished 1974-S Proof IKE has been "Cleaned" is technically correct BUT collectibly acceptable. After all, who would want to collect on of these with undesirable haze (from the US Mint) and/or undesirable toning? Not to mention that toning can actually affect the surfaces of the coin furthering the possibilities of damage. Is it a "Fool's" errand to try and sell it? Of course not BUT you might be looking at a long and difficult search since the ONLY way you'd know for sure is by purchasing one in the original US Mint slab.[/QUOTE]