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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 941798, member: 15199&quot;]With coins that expensive, you probably sent them to PCGS or NGC, and received the &quot;cleaned&quot; verdict. The cleaning would be detectable under most toning by them and most others. There are people who could do what you ask, but they would not be public due to bad reputations, and trying it oneself, with no experience, usually results in much worse damage. So the possibilities are to (1)keep as is because desirable coins will suffer a decrease in value, but still remain quite saleable, (2) Crack out and sell as raw with probably even more decrease in value ( as in the holder they are known genuine), (3) Have reholdered by a lower level TPG who might not recognize or ignore the cleaning, but that will result in lesser value also. I suggest #1. </p><p><br /></p><p>Basically, even though it may not have been your intention, altering a coin to increase its numismatic value is fraudulent and illegal under US codes, and few would wish to do that. Please stay around and learn. Obviously you obtained some coins you would like to know more about, and to learn more about how to detect cleaning, etc. </p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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