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Originally Posted by coinblogger  I think that borgovan hit the nail on the head. The reason why everyone says don't do it is because they don't want to see coins unnecessarily ruined. It is safer for the hobby to just say don't do it. |
I dont think that is the reason people say dont do it...again...do you think a person telling a collector to keep his coin filthy with dirt and grime is going to keep the guy from cleaning it? I dont. I think by telling him not to, you just sent a guy off to try it without any help and now he is far more likely to ruin a coin...so this reason makes little sense to me...Isnt this a forum for sharing information about coins? Not keeping info a secret for our own good and the good of someone elses coins? I seriously doubt people fear for the coins of others so much that they keep it a secret for their own good.
Like with Bronze Disease...by not telling a person how to remove it, you are actually ruining the coin as BD will destroy a coin...but it seems to me, there are few if any collectors here who know how to remove it...
Wouldnt it make much more sense to talk the guy through it? make sure he did it right? Give him good detailed advice? like testing the procedure before cleaning a highly valuable coin? Wouldnt wise detailed advice from someone who knows what they are talking about see far less coins ruined? Like GD says...knowledge...share it. No..I dont think thats why at all.
I think its because they dont have real advice to give...I bet 95% or more of the people here havent a clue themselves how to conserve a coin properly so they just say live with it.
I agree with cloudsweeper, people who want to make money off collectors certainly have a right and a good reason not to give up the information...and I have a right to not only try to find out how they do it but pass it on if I find it...in the end if it is using common chemicals and techniques one could develop and discover on your own...I see no reason why I shouldnt post them for all.
The problem is, I just dont think there are many people who are WILLING to share these techniques...they profit from us not knowing.
