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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clawcoins, post: 3504099, member: 77814&quot;]The silver color stuff is the zinc.&nbsp; So if this gets exposed to water/steam then it&#039;s going to deteriorate quickly.</p><p><br /></p><p>For the condition it was in cleaning it gave it more eye appeal.&nbsp; One of my first posts here was about cleaning a trade dollar that had stains from a bad dipping.&nbsp; Most agreed that cleaning it properly was a good thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>So cleaning can be good but for good condition coins cleaning can cause damage to the surface that novices usually don&#039;t see or understand.&nbsp;&nbsp; For instance you probably made a lot of minor scratches on the surface that detailed before and after pics would show.&nbsp; But the gunk on it was icky so clean away.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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