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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carthago, post: 2399864, member: 76111&quot;]I disagree with this definition.&nbsp; In fact, I believe Insider&#039;s opinion that tooling and smoothing are the same is absolutely accurate.&nbsp; Smoothing is nothing more than a euphemism for tooling; ie., manipulating the actual metal of the coin to improve it&#039;s appearance.&nbsp; If you&#039;re removing patina and don&#039;t actually move metal, that is cleaning IMO.&nbsp; Once you get to metal, you&#039;re playing a different game.</p><p><br /></p><p>Smoothing is used to move <u>metal</u> on the coin to cover up pits, corrosion, scratches or other damage.&nbsp; It&#039;s done on silver and gold as well, which do not have patina. </p><p><br /></p><p>A quick search of the latest CNG auctions on their website gives 2 perfect examples to illustrate my point.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=309550" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=309550" rel="nofollow">http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=309550</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.cngcoins.com/Bid.aspx?ITEM_ID=311738" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cngcoins.com/Bid.aspx?ITEM_ID=311738" rel="nofollow">http://www.cngcoins.com/Bid.aspx?ITEM_ID=311738</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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