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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 4496955, member: 24314&quot;]Phil&#039;s Coins, posted: &quot;IF it is for your OWN use and you do not plan to sell it so ANYONE without the disclaimer &quot;CLEANED&quot; attached to the coins fine. Please do not offer something up for sale that you know is not what it appears to be. It is <b><span style="color: #b30000">FRAUD.</span></b>&nbsp; If you think that the coin cannot be detected as cleaned, send it to NGC/PCGS and watch the reply.</p><p>The art of coin collecting is to find something that is truly unique but ORIGINAL.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I nominate this post for &quot;worst of the day!&quot;&nbsp; News Flash: I estimate that just about 97% of vintage coins in slabs or raw have been cleaned at one time.&nbsp; That makes a lot of folks (including me) crooks!&nbsp; I&#039;ll bet if you are a regular buyer at large coin shows over the last forty years, there is a pretty good chance you&#039;ve purchased a coin I&#039;ve personally cleaned.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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