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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1258563, member: 112&quot;]First of all the process NCS uses does not remove toning. It will remove and dirt and grime however, and sometimes light haze.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>No. Being graded AU53 is based on the amount of wear the coin has. And even if NCS could bring out the luster more, it&#039;s not going to change the amount of wear the coin has. But it is possible that it will reveal even more wear.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Of course. There are many coins where an old cleaning was covered up by dirt and grime and/or toning. And once that was removed the harsh cleaning became evident.</p><p><br /></p><p>As I explained before when you first posted this coin, the obviously place where the coin showed harsh cleaning was under STATES. That should have been enough to get the coin in a Details slab. But I believe they ignored that and put it in regular slab because of its rarity factor.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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