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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 18442399, member: 112"]Cleaning a coin IS and ALWAYS HAS BEEN perfectly acceptable in the numismatic community for over 200 years. <u>80% or more</u> of all coins given clean grades and slabbed by NGC, PCGS, ANACS, and ICG have been cleaned at least once over the course of the coin's life. And it is never noted on the slab that it has been cleaned.</p><p><br /></p><p><u>There is cleaning</u> - which is perfectly acceptable and even considered by most to be a good thing in a whole lot of cases. Cleaning has saved tens of millions of coins from irreparable harm and or certain destruction. And on more than a few cases cleaning has greatly increased a coin's value. Sometimes by as much as 200-300%.</p><p><br /></p><p><u>And there is harsh/improper cleaning</u> - which is unacceptable and considered by most to be a bad thing in almost all cases. And it has ruined tens of millions of coins by causing irreparable harm to them.</p><p><br /></p><p>As Jaelus said above, the primary reason for all the misunderstanding is the incorrect use of terminology by just about everyone. People, collectors, dealers, and the TPGs (on their labels) say Cleaned - when what they should be saying is Harsh/Improperly Cleaned. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you look up the PCGS codes for their slab labels when they label a coin as cleaned this is what you will see - </p><p><br /></p><p><i>92|N-2 Cleaned – surface damage due to a harsh, abrasive cleaning</i></p><p><br /></p><p>All the other TPGs do the same thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Using the word Cleaned on a slab label is nothing more than a contraction being used to save room the label. And people, when they are talking and or writing doing do the same thing. </p><p><br /></p><p>Short and sweet, this incorrect use of terminology is akin to saying Bad when what you should be saying is Good. It really is just that simple.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cleaning = Good - or perfectly acceptable</p><p>Harsh/Improper Cleaning = Bad - unacceptable[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 18442399, member: 112"]Cleaning a coin IS and ALWAYS HAS BEEN perfectly acceptable in the numismatic community for over 200 years. [U]80% or more[/U] of all coins given clean grades and slabbed by NGC, PCGS, ANACS, and ICG have been cleaned at least once over the course of the coin's life. And it is never noted on the slab that it has been cleaned. [U]There is cleaning[/U] - which is perfectly acceptable and even considered by most to be a good thing in a whole lot of cases. Cleaning has saved tens of millions of coins from irreparable harm and or certain destruction. And on more than a few cases cleaning has greatly increased a coin's value. Sometimes by as much as 200-300%. [U]And there is harsh/improper cleaning[/U] - which is unacceptable and considered by most to be a bad thing in almost all cases. And it has ruined tens of millions of coins by causing irreparable harm to them. As Jaelus said above, the primary reason for all the misunderstanding is the incorrect use of terminology by just about everyone. People, collectors, dealers, and the TPGs (on their labels) say Cleaned - when what they should be saying is Harsh/Improperly Cleaned. If you look up the PCGS codes for their slab labels when they label a coin as cleaned this is what you will see - [I]92|N-2 Cleaned – surface damage due to a harsh, abrasive cleaning[/I] [I][/I] All the other TPGs do the same thing. Using the word Cleaned on a slab label is nothing more than a contraction being used to save room the label. And people, when they are talking and or writing doing do the same thing. Short and sweet, this incorrect use of terminology is akin to saying Bad when what you should be saying is Good. It really is just that simple. Cleaning = Good - or perfectly acceptable Harsh/Improper Cleaning = Bad - unacceptable[/QUOTE]
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