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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 63842, member: 112"]You're right, rinsing it in distilled water and letting it air dry won't hurt it. Tap water will though because of the deposits it leaves behind. And hair dryers can develop high enough temps to artificially tone the coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>But rinsing a coin in distilled water will do little to remove dirt or anything else. It's when people take the next step in an effort to remove the dirt because rinsing doesn't do anything that the damage ocurrs.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 63842, member: 112"]You're right, rinsing it in distilled water and letting it air dry won't hurt it. Tap water will though because of the deposits it leaves behind. And hair dryers can develop high enough temps to artificially tone the coin. But rinsing a coin in distilled water will do little to remove dirt or anything else. It's when people take the next step in an effort to remove the dirt because rinsing doesn't do anything that the damage ocurrs.[/QUOTE]
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