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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;tradernick, post: 2517446, member: 648&quot;]Seasoned collectors and dealers can usually tell. All of the NCS coins I&#039;ve seen so far were pretty easy to spot as far as having been cleaned.&nbsp; &nbsp; Are there times when NCS can make an ugly (or already screwed up) coin more salable?&nbsp; Yes, definitely.&nbsp; They do perform a service, no doubt.&nbsp; But imho a coin that qualifies for NCS is the exception, rather than the rule. </p><p>So yes, if you clean a coin, you&#039;ll have a cleaned coin.&nbsp; Send it to NCS and you&#039;ll get back a cleaned coin.&nbsp; Crack it out of the slab and you still have a cleaned coin. Cleaned coins are considered damaged and are sold at a discount compared to original coins.&nbsp; This is commonly accepted in our hobby and is very basic knowledge.&nbsp; I feel like I&#039;m stating the obvious, here. Cleaning coins should be discouraged within our hobby, since it virtually always leads to an inferior item of less value, rather than becoming an improved item that has more value.&nbsp; Calling me ignorant doesn&#039;t change this.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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