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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1311953, member: 112&quot;]Well, rather obviously PCGS didn&#039;t think the coin was harshly cleaned. No big surprise there really. Certainly not the first time I&#039;ve disagreed with them on that point, nor will it be the last. That said, it is widely known that most of these coins, even many of those slabbed, have been harshly cleaned. But in many cases it is deemed to be market acceptable, no getting around that.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the black eye. At one point the entire coin was black. It was then dipped to remove the heavy black toning. The heavy black you see in the recesses and protected areas is what remains of the black toning that covered the entire coin. It is because the person who dipped it was afraid to let the acid work anymore for fear of making the coin guaranteed to be undgradeable or market unacceptable. For even the TPGs have limits regarding this. But with Bust Halves, those limits are stretched.</p><p><br /></p><p>As I said before, would I change my mind if I saw the coin in hand ? Maybe, but I doubt it. A coin being in a slab means nothing to me beyond authentication. But it certainly works for most folks. If nothing else it makes the coin sellable.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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