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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eduard, post: 2993882, member: 8959&quot;]Since this thread is still up there, I thought I would add a few commments about this coin and the topic of &#039;cleaning&#039; in general.</p><p><br /></p><p>The half dollar in question is in fact (much) more appealing in hand that it appears on my poor pictures. It is a lot more &#039;vibrant&#039; and does have traces of luster, specially around the devices. My pics make it look flat, but that is the best that I can do.&nbsp; Dipped, not doubt, but it was carefully done and the surfaces (seem to) have retained no damage from the dipping.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding the topic of cleaned coins: I&#039;ve been collecting U.S for a long time (since 1983 approx.) among my many other coin collecting areas. If there is one thing that I have learnt is that U.S collectors are <b>very sensitive </b>to this topic.</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">In Europe, for example, there is unfortunately not the same awareness (possible exception of the UKe), and sellers and auction houses are happily selling cleaned coins - ranging all the way from scrubbed/cleaned with steel wool, all the way to carefully dipped and thus attractive. And the buyers seem to be equally happy buying them. </font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">I much prefer the U.S approach, as there is nothing that beats absolutely original and unmolested coins. I do have to say, however, having seen many slabs in person, I get the feeling that the TPGs themselves are sometimes fairly liberal on how they judge whether a coin has been inappropriately cleaned or not. I have seen coins in slabs than even to my untrained eye do not belong in straight slabs.&nbsp; </font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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