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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cwtokenman, post: 209266, member: 2100&quot;]I have read the grading criteria of various tpgs many times. None of them that I have read make any statement that a detected cleaning will result in a body bagged return. Companies such as NGC and PCGS discuss various types and severities of cleanings, but only indicate that the harshly or improperly cleaned ones will not be graded (body bagged). I recommend that you go to their sites and check them out firsthand. NGC has a &quot;no grade booklet&quot; that goes into more detail and includes pictures.</p><p><br /></p><p>None of the companies mention any criteria for any exemptions to their rules, but it is easy to find examples of harshly/improperly cleaned, as well as damaged coins in any of their slabs. Seems they have no problems with breaking their own rules as they choose. True, the examples to be found on the web are of generally of rarities, but that may be because those are the coins with the pedigrees and detailed descriptions from other parties. That doesn&#039;t seem to be done much for commons.</p><p><br /></p><p>If anyone purchases slabs because they believe slabbed coins have never been cleaned, I feel they are very much mistaken and are believing something that the tpgs themselves do not claim.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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