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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 2105560, member: 27832"]Well, Lee didn't leave much for the rest of us to add. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> [USER=51208]@coinman1234[/USER] makes a good point about PVC (avoid holders that smell like new shower curtains), and about handling coins by the edge.</p><p><br /></p><p>There's one other ABSOLUTELY DO NOT DO that I'm surprised nobody's mentioned: DO NOT try to CLEAN anything that you find -- at least, not with any kind of brush, or polish, or acid. Collectors are very particular about this, and they'd rather buy a filthy coin than one that's been brushed, polished, or etched. An improperly cleaned coin is considered "ungradeable", and its value will be much lower as a result.</p><p><br /></p><p>If a coin is so dirty that you can't stand it, you can try soaking it in distilled water; if that doesn't work, try soaking it in hardware-store acetone (<i>not</i> nail-polish remover, which contains other ingredients that can damage coins).</p><p><br /></p><p>There's a huge amount of information scattered around this site. The search box is your friend. Good luck, and happy hunting![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 2105560, member: 27832"]Well, Lee didn't leave much for the rest of us to add. :) [USER=51208]@coinman1234[/USER] makes a good point about PVC (avoid holders that smell like new shower curtains), and about handling coins by the edge. There's one other ABSOLUTELY DO NOT DO that I'm surprised nobody's mentioned: DO NOT try to CLEAN anything that you find -- at least, not with any kind of brush, or polish, or acid. Collectors are very particular about this, and they'd rather buy a filthy coin than one that's been brushed, polished, or etched. An improperly cleaned coin is considered "ungradeable", and its value will be much lower as a result. If a coin is so dirty that you can't stand it, you can try soaking it in distilled water; if that doesn't work, try soaking it in hardware-store acetone ([I]not[/I] nail-polish remover, which contains other ingredients that can damage coins). There's a huge amount of information scattered around this site. The search box is your friend. Good luck, and happy hunting![/QUOTE]
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