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tnwalker10 Valued Member United States 393 Posts	Posted 09/22/2011 5:35 pm Is this the same as improperly cleaned, or whizzed? http://teletrade.com/coins/lot.asp?...imagetype=j2 Report this Post to the Staff

ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4416 Posts	Posted 09/22/2011 5:53 pm Not so, to this oldtimer. This Half Cent appears to be unscathed. Judging from the price realized, the buyer may have observed likewise. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 09/22/2011 7:32 pm That coin surely looks original to me too. I'm no expert in cleaned coins but when I see dirt embedded in the letters and numbers, Usually not cleaned at all. Maybe some one else will spot something though. Report this Post to the Staff
CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 09/22/2011 8:01 pm I see a funny halo around the base and front of the bust. It could be nothing, or just an image artifact, but maybe it's what earned the scarlet letter. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinsKelly Pillar of the Community United States 3453 Posts	Posted 09/23/2011 10:25 am While I respect PCGS I think they make some off calls when it comes to .98, I still fuming over the .98 Tooling on my 3 cent silver. I took my coin to 3 dealers I trust and no one could find the damage that would rate .98. I am glad someone purchased it that coin - hopefully they will bust it out of that holder. But, on the plus side for PCGS, they do honor their guarantee. I purchased a MS64 Buffalo nickel and it wound up with Verdigris - it is there being conserved and if I lose the grade on it, they will refund the fair market value difference. My buff is such a nice coin, it will not bother me if the grade changes - I am just glad I have pros removing the little spots so the damage does not get worse. Report this Post to the Staff
Saruma Pillar of the Community United States 968 Posts	Posted 09/23/2011 11:57 am I get the impression that TPGs will call something cleaned if they think there is even the tiniest chance it could have been cleaned, even if it probably wasn't. More and more I am starting to feel that the main use (to me at least) of TPGs is for coin authentication. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinsKelly Pillar of the Community United States 3453 Posts	Posted 09/23/2011 12:17 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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