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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pennycase, post: 44885, member: 1141&quot;]The rationale behind not cleaning a coin is:</p><p>1. Decreases the value</p><p>2. The coin is no longer original</p><p>3. It wipes clean the coins natural patina</p><p>4. if you want a shiney coin, buy an uncirculated coin and don&#039;t mess with the originals and make it hard for the rest of us.</p><p>5. Cleaned coins are more likely to tarnish faster than those that haven&#039;t been cleaned, so do you clean the coin once a month? eventually the rubbing will scrape away metal bit by bit.</p><p>6. Certain cleaning methods ( most all ) leave behind a residue, even Acetone can in fact leave behind a film.</p><p>7. All collector value is lost except for those who might give you metal spot price for it. MAYBE THAT.</p><p>8.&nbsp; It shows people how much you actually care for preserving coins ( a big fat 0 )</p><p><br /></p><p>All in all, the only reason that a coin should be cleaned, is if the coin has some type of chemical that can possibly harm the coin further, such as PVC slime. In most cases, leave it up to a proffessional if you need to have a coin cleaned.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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