Characteristics of "Cleaned" Coins

Owner Comments:

I purchased this coin uncertified at a local coin show in October 1994. In my records I described it as "Ch. EF, cleaned". As it was the most detailed specimen I have of the "no drapery, with stars" Seated dime subtype, I submitted it to NGC for registry set purposes in April 2022. The design is the same as the 1837-38 "no stars" except for the addition of the obverse stars. I photographed the coin prior to certification.

This coin has light but extensive hairlines and an unnatural gray color, identifying it as a coin that has been abrasively cleaned.