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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cwtokenman, post: 42695, member: 2100&quot;]PCGS will slab cleaned and scratched coins as long as the problems are not too severe. At least that is my interpretation of their policy explanation. From the PCGS website:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;PCGS has a policy prohibiting the encapsulation of coins with problems such as: artificial toning, excessive cleaning, environmental damage, PVC damage, major scratches, or planchet flaws.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I have little use for any of the tpgs and think they have been detrimental to the hobby. For the small amount of exonumia slabs I have viewed, even the big boys seem to have some trouble performing the task of properly identifying what they have slabbed. I won&#039;t even start on the grading topic. Since I am strictly a collector and not a seller looking to increase profits, authentification would be the only reason I would consider using their services, and then only if I was unable to do so myself. </p><p><br /></p><p>For the price of a submission to a top service, you could likely purchase a good book explaining how to detect counterfeits. The knowledge and insight you would gain IMO would be a better return for your $$$ than a piece of plastic and a warm fuzzy feeling for the one coin. If you remain unsure, you could still submit it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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