I have a Morgan silver dollar that was certified "Cleaned" by NGC. I'm guessing someone would have sent a coin hopping to get a rating and NGC determined it has been cleaned. Does that make sense? If I sent a horribly mangled coin in for certification would they take my money and send a coin certified as "crappy"? Would they certify a 'cull'? Pic below
Yes. NGC will make those types of determinations. If you go to their website it explains their grading process, including details grading. Here is the Details part of their website. https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-grading/details-grading/
coindude22, posted: "I have a Morgan silver dollar that was certified "Cleaned" by NGC. I'm guessing someone would have sent a coin hopping to get a rating and NGC determined it has been cleaned. Does that make sense? YES! You answered your own question. "If I sent a horribly mangled coin in for certification would they take my money and send a coin certified as "crappy"? Would they certify a 'cull'?" Depending on how "crappy" your coin is they would either call it damaged or return it as "not suitable for slabbing." In both cases they keep your money.
My experience is buying at auction a slabbed coin with a certification company I never heard. ( That's lesson #1 ) The 20 coins I sent to ANACS 6 came back with either cleaned damaged or scratched. After receiving them and looking up the prices of what they were worth, I realized that I probably lost several thousand dollars These coins I bought were really good looking, until they came back.
Why the devil certify something obviously crappy (your words)? Why not just let it be (save a bunch of money) and enjoy it as the good Lord intended. People of late get so carried away with getting things entombed in plastic. Crappy in plastic don't equal 'premium'........
Yes they will. And there is a good reason for that. If the “crappy” or cleaned coin happens to be a rare coin, then you get it certified to confirm to future purchasers that the coin is genuine.
Yup, even a "crappy" (I would pay to have a slab that was graded "Crappy") 1909 S VDB is still worth bucks if real.
