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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;1865King, post: 7874563, member: 103207&quot;]Coins can change in a slab.&nbsp; I have a few that were straight graded but, after a few years they became dark.&nbsp; The coins were probably chemically cleaned to make them look good to the graders and over time because they weren&#039;t properly rinsed the chemical that remained on the coin turned them dark.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>There is something I learned the hard way buying coins at a show and that is the lighting sucks and sometimes the coins look better under the lights at the show.&nbsp; Then when you look at them at home you wonder why did I buy this coin.&nbsp;&nbsp; Now I carry my own hand held when I go to a show.&nbsp; I use it mostly on raw coins or coins tend to be messed with the most.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Back to the original question.&nbsp; As far as messing around with a coin to get it straight graded.&nbsp; That&#039;s a tough one.&nbsp; I know some do get by but, most don&#039;t.&nbsp; Artificial toning would the most likely thing to get by.&nbsp; You really can&#039;t hide hairlines or repairs.&nbsp; Those are things they really look for.&nbsp; Even artificial toning will get caught after a while.&nbsp;&nbsp; A lot of times the coin may even have a chemical odder to it when submitted.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s hard to hide hair lines from cleaning.&nbsp; However, many coins do end up in straight graded slabs that do show some signs of cleaning.&nbsp; Generally, these are older coins like bust coinage and some seated liberty coins.&nbsp; Bust and seated dollars tend to get a pass for light cleaning.&nbsp; I collect seated dollars and a large percentage of the straight graded coins have been lightly cleaned.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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