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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mark_h, post: 471047, member: 3726&quot;]I guess I was too cryptic with my original reply. Yes - I understand that coins can be cleaned and graded.&nbsp; It is obvious just like you stated.&nbsp; Now &quot;Properly&quot; is the subjective piece of the puzzle(thus cracking the guarded secret). For example they might let something slide for bust halves or bust dollars that they will not let slide for morgans.&nbsp; That is the whole reason of the smiley face.&nbsp; I have seen harshly cleaned coins graded and part of it makes me think - who did the cleaning and who did the submitting to which tpg(NCS or NGC).&nbsp; It is all a part of the great mystery(or guarded secret).&nbsp; Because IN MY OPINION only(without proof of course) that depending on who the submitter is some coins will grade for one person and not for another. The reiver collection is one example. I would love to have this coin to crack out and submit to PCGS just to see what would happen.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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