I sent an 1859-O Seated Liberty Dollar in to our host for grading. The grade was posted, I looked at the grade online and I was very disappointed with what I saw. It was graded as Unc Details: Cleaned. It doesn't say "improperly cleaned" Just has "Cleaned". Now before I sent it in I examined the coin very closely going so far as to look at the coin under a microscope. There were no lines or scratches that would indicate the stereotypical cleaned coin. There was still some mint luster on both sides of the coin (granted it wasn't full luster everywhere on the coin). If held correctly in the light I could still get a slight cartwheel effect. Yet it was still labeled as a cleaned coin.
So here are my questions to the all knowing. How does one determine if a coin has been cleaned? Also, now that it has been labeled "Cleaned", is it forever doomed to be worth next to nothing in relation to what it should be worth? I purchased the coin as an investment (thus the reason I looked at it as closely as stated above) and have now lost most of the value of this coin. What exactly do the TPGs use as a deciding factor to judge a coin to be cleaned?
Any responses would be helpful. Thanks.
I sent an 1859-O Seated Liberty Dollar in to our host for grading. The grade was posted, I looked at the grade online and I was very disappointed with what I saw. It was graded as Unc Details: Cleaned. It doesn't say "improperly cleaned" Just has "Cleaned". Now before I sent it in I examined the coin very closely going so far as to look at the coin under a microscope. There were no lines or scratches that would indicate the stereotypical cleaned coin. There was still some mint luster on both sides of the coin (granted it wasn't full luster everywhere on the coin). If held correctly in the light I could still get a slight cartwheel effect. Yet it was still labeled as a cleaned coin. So here are my questions to the all knowing. How does one determine if a coin has been cleaned? Also, now that it has been labeled "Cleaned", is it forever doomed to be worth next to nothing in relation to what it should be worth? I purchased the coin as an investment (thus the reason I looked at it as closely as stated above) and have now lost most of the value of this coin. What exactly do the TPGs use as a deciding factor to judge a coin to be cleaned? Any responses would be helpful. Thanks.