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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 484572, member: 13650&quot;]I know everybody frowns on cleaned coins, even lightly cleaned.&nbsp; Even myself.&nbsp; But I sort of wish it wasn&#039;t that way.&nbsp;&nbsp; If a 1798 coin got cleaned in 1855 and again in 1908 when it wasn&#039;t frowned upon, is the coin junk?&nbsp; Well, as long as it doesn&#039;t leave noticeable scratch marks, I&#039;d say no.&nbsp; It&#039;s still a 1798 coin and I&#039;d be happy to own it.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; I mean some of these old coins circulated so much and got beat up,thrown around and worn.&nbsp; Stored in locations with high humidity for decades before AC existed.&nbsp; Then who knows how many people cleaned them?&nbsp; They toned again.&nbsp; &nbsp; Who really knows what they&#039;ve been through?&nbsp; Then we buy it off ebay and try to figure out how to get it in an IS 2x2 without touching the surface so as not to cause further damage and stash them away in a temp/humidity controlled location. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; You can&#039;t change the past and the supply of anything is limited and may be becoming more limited as the years go by.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;I believe a coin with original surfaces should go for a higher price but maybe something that has been cleaned (not harshly) shouldn&#039;t take the hit that they do now?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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