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Why did PCGS grade this cap bust half dime cleaned and not damaged.

jesbrokenjesbroken Posts: 10,018 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited December 19, 2024 5:38PM in U.S. Coin Forum

With the damage to obverse, should cleaned be the reason for the details grade? Just curious.
Jim


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  • coinbufcoinbuf Posts: 11,362 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Graders flipped a coin and it came up heads so cleaned it is. ;)

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The cleaning overwhelms the rim issue. Minor rim damage might be ignored. Cleaning, which is the stock and trade of those who whizz coins to make them look Mint State, is more important than the rims.

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  • jesbrokenjesbroken Posts: 10,018 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks Bill. Just curious.
    Jim


    When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln

    Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain

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