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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2874956, member: 24314&quot;]JOEinSTLOUIS, posted: &quot;<b>A serious collector would not ever clean or even dip a coin</b>, and I ruffled many peoples feathers making this accurate statement. yes serious collectors don&#039;t dip in jewelry cleaner or whatever you use and of course ive heard of dipping just not something i would ever do.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m glad they let you stay around Joe.&nbsp; I suggest you read the moderator&#039;s two posts above this post.&nbsp; I&#039;m sorry that I&#039;m not in the mood to answer your specific question as I don&#039;t feel like arguing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an actual <b><i><span style="color: #ff0000">fact</span></i></b> rather than some of the nonsense and misinformation in this thread:</p><p><br /></p><p>I am not a &quot;serious collector.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; I am a &quot;serious&quot; professional <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie26" alt=":bookworm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie33" alt=":cigar:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />numismatist.&nbsp; I <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie42" alt=":doctor:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> have personally PROPERLY conserved, cleaned, &quot;dipped&quot;, brushed, and washed<b><span style="color: #ff0000"> thousands</span></b> of coins in the past (some did not come out so good <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie80" alt=":shame:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />) and I continue to do it (so far seven US and foreign coins today).&nbsp; I know several serious collectors and dealers who do the same on a daily basis.&nbsp; I have heard that the folks at NCS do hundreds of coins on some days.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is plenty of good <span style="color: #ff0000">rudimentary</span> info on the Internet about cleaning coins.&nbsp; There is misinformation also.&nbsp; Much of the &quot;good&quot; information concerning methods and chemicals is not known by the general public.&nbsp; It is of a proprietary nature as companies such as NCS charge for the service.&nbsp; Most of us who dip coins are basically self-taught.&nbsp; I&#039;ll bet some of us even have a little training by professional conservation specialists under their belt!</p><p><br /></p><p>The proper (cleaning) conservation of coins can be learned with research and much trial and error.&nbsp; If you take a conservation class, you&#039;ll be ahead of most but you&#039;ll still need personal experience.&nbsp; Good Luck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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