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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikenoodle, post: 284572, member: 307&quot;]Bone:</p><p><br /></p><p>I am a seriously rigid thinker and sometimes too much of an all-or-nothing kind of guy. That said, I think that acetone is inert to the coin&#039;s surface and therfore&nbsp; is the only kind of cleaning I would ever do. I equate it to removing dirt with soap and water. Myself, I feel that ANY act that will brighten the metal of a coin does so by removing metal and therfore is damaging to the coin. (An all-or-nothing kind of guy, remember?) If we are opposed to toning on our coins, then fine, look for bright white coins by all means, but removing the toning from coins so that they can appear newer, or fresher to current collectors is IMHO tantemount to a crime. We should be stewards of the hobby and the coins, and pass them along so that countless generations can enjoy them,(in&nbsp; whatever condition or state of toning they may be) not make them as attractive as they can be for our own sakes.</p><p><br /></p><p>I tend to look for older coins to have some light attractive toning, but truth be told, the registry sets are filled with heavily toned coins. Toned yes... original.... yes!...mint state... YES![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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