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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;1865King, post: 8345675, member: 103207&quot;]There are times when a coin is given a details grade that I can&#039;t find what they claim required a details grade.&nbsp; The Walking Liberty half looks good to me.&nbsp; The only thing I can see at 9:00 on the reverse is a very small mark on the rim.&nbsp; There could be more on the edge, but I can&#039;t see it.&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen plenty of details coins sitting in straight graded slabs too.&nbsp;&nbsp; More info on the label would be helpful or even a number that is assigned to a detail graded coin that could be used as a reference.&nbsp;&nbsp; I know on PCGS label 92 means cleaned but that really doesn&#039;t help.&nbsp;&nbsp; If they used 92 to indicate a cleaned coin, then how about a number code after that to indicate the degree of cleaning.&nbsp; A 1 to 10 scale could be used.&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 indicating a light wipe to a 10 indicating someone used steel wool on a coin.&nbsp; Both are cleaned coins but without more information coins being classified as cleaned are all thrown in together.&nbsp;&nbsp; The one thing I find bazar when it come to the grading companies is how they treat dipped coins.&nbsp; Most will straight grade but technically they shouldn&#039;t because no matter what anyone says or thinks a dipped coin is a coin that has been cleaned.&nbsp; They are also plenty of cases that a coin should be cleaned to prevent further surface damage.&nbsp; The one thing I find odd is how a large cent or any other copper coin gets a mint state grade even though there is obvious dirt in the lettering or details.&nbsp; That dirt doesn&#039;t magically appear on a coin so, how did it get there.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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