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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ambr0zie, post: 5166531, member: 80952&quot;]I am trying to set a strict rule for new coins - try not to do anything to them.</p><p>I had a bad habit, when I received a coin, something didn&#039;t look right, either a spot or a mark or something, so without having no clue what I was doing, I usually cleaned them in soap/tap water or put in olive oil or try to remove the deposit with a toothpick. </p><p>In most cases I am under the impression I made the coin worse, either a change in color or a scratch that wasn&#039;t there or something related (OCD perhaps). And I spend the next days analyzing the coin and comparing with the original pictures, cursing. </p><p>I admire the people who do a good job in cleaning coins (I saw some coins practically restored by collectors, in this forum) but I am not one of them - doing a good job I mean. That&#039;s a shame because I am not a beginner (generally speaking, not in ancient coins) but every time I tried to clean a coin or a banknote (yep, sometimes I have not so great ideas) I ruined them. </p><p>After many bloopers, I try to follow a rule - I leave the coin exactly how it was when it reached me. If I don&#039;t like them, I don&#039;t buy them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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