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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 2876714, member: 26302&quot;]Fair point. I should have stated more clearly that some smoothing is simply a part of the cleaning process, and it was not really intended to smooth, just clean. That is the mechanical scraping I was referring to. If it gets to the point they are using fine grade sandpaper, or filling in pits, that is intentional smoothing, (or doctoring), and is not NEARLY as acceptable. I may buy a coin that has been filled or intentionally polished in a pinch as I consider it not AS bad as tooling, but intentional polishing or filling should always be disclosed and is NOT just &quot;smoothing&quot;. </p><p><br /></p><p>So, to restate, almost all ancients have been inadvertently smoothed during cleaning. That is fine and generally acceptable. Intention actions like polishing or filling in pits is NOT just &quot;smoothing&quot;, but really coin doctoring and NOT generally acceptable by collectors as an original coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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