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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 960140, member: 16948&quot;]If any of you have followed the news of the lawsuit filed by PCGS against several coin dealers for &quot;doctoring&quot; coins, you probably also read all the commentary on what that phrase really means.&nbsp; I&#039;ve read opinions ranging from simply removing dirt or grime from a coin with oil or acetone, to etching a coin so it showed more detail, to using a type of putty to fill nicks and gauges on a coin.&nbsp; In any event, the PNG Board of Directors at least has taken a thoughtful stab at coming up with an initial definition of this very controversial phrase:&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The PNG Board of Directors has adopted this initial definition:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Coin doctoring is the action of a person or the enabling of another to alter a coin’s surface or appearance, usually to diminish or conceal defects, and thereby represent the condition or value of a coin as being superior to its actual condition or value. </p><p><br /></p><p>Among the practices defined as doctoring are effacing hairlines by polishing or manipulating the surfaces of proof coins, applying substances to the surface of coins to hide marks and defects, hiding marks or otherwise changing the appearance of a coin by adding toning, adding chemicals or otherwise manipulating the surfaces to create “cameo” frost on the devices of proof coins, and making a coin appear more fully struck by re-engraving portions of the devices, such as re-engraving bands on the reverse of a Mercury Dime or adding head detail to a Standing Liberty Quarter. </p><p><br /></p><p>Altering dates or mintmarks or other struck portions of a coin to make it appear to be from a mint date or type other than that of origin, and altering business strike coins to make them resemble proof issues are also examples of coin doctoring. This definition is not intended to be all-inclusive, but only illustrative of forms of coin doctoring.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>What are you thoughts on this?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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