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does pcgs grade coins that were cleaned maybe 30 years ago?
cary1952
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just curious.
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<< <i>No, and it doesn't matter how long ago it was cleaned. >>
Not quite true. They will occasionally grade early 1800s and 1700s coins that have been lightly cleaned long ago, since most such coins have been cleaned.
Chris
My Collection of Old Holders
Never a slave to one plastic brand will I ever be.
and the older lets say for example bust dollars can get into
holders whereas a more recent coin if cleaned as harshly as lets say a specific bust dollar would never get into a holder
michael
if it looks like it's been cleaned. They are not forgiving on later coins that look even a little like
they've been cleaned.
About 45 years ago when I started collecting, conventional wisdom was that you could clean a silver coin with a little dab of toothpaste and water. I did that with some and they looked brand new. Now they sort of look dull gray, and I read on here that any type of abrasive would hurt the smooth finish give to the coin by the mint strike, and create small "pits" or "streaks" so to speak. I don't feel too bad about it because what I collected was basically from pocket change - no real rare dates - so they just basically fill in slots in a Whitman album.
I'd sure be angry at myself if I had done this to anything real rare or AU or better.
As I look at coins now in person and on the bay, I can see that some people apparently have taken sandpaper or something to their coins and they look like - well, you know. Some of this damage looks pretty recent, too!!!
Aren't those die polish lines?
Funny thing about the 1884 Trade: there were 10 minted, and it is a pop 15 coin!
designset
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However, I think this is very selective as well as subjective, and is limited to early (pre civil war?) coins.
Also, pre 1936 proofs seem to have their own set of grading standards, as the huge majority are hairlined to one degree or another.