Cleaning or processing a note.

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This may seem like a silly question, but I'm going to ask it anyways.
A while back, I notice my "local coin and note dealer" get in a small collection of older notes. I was very surprised to see him pull out an eraser and start removing pencil and soil marks from the note. He laughed and said it was a dealers best friend.

My question is this: is this considered cleaning or processing a note?

Scott

Here's my silly answer. In a teeny experiment I tried a long time ago when I was into coins, I recall that it caused damage to the note. Perhaps I was too agressive with an abrasive old pink gritty eraser clearly left an obvious faded area on the note where the pencil mark was. I consider it "Processed-with-eraser". It's Better to leave the mark on.

 

I'll never abuse a banknote again mon,
PD

Perhaps I was too agressive with an abrasive old pink gritty eraser clearly left an obvious faded area on the note where the pencil mark was. It's Better to leave the mark on.
 

I agree 110%

Arthur

I would tend to agree also. I still can't help wondering if this was a common practice among dealers.

I would tend to agree also. I still can't help wondering if this was a common practice among dealers.

Your damm right is. Some do it as a matter common pratice.

Finally, a truthful answer