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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1261839, member: 26302"]I agree this will damage the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, coins that have been cleaned by people who do not know what they are doing have destroyed 99.9% of them. This is why everyone is told to NEVER clean coins. Cleaning can be done, but you need years of experience, lots of practice on junk coins, and mostly the eye to tell if it, even if done properly, will help or hurt the coin. Some coins cannot be cleaned simply because they are best left alone, for various reasons.</p><p><br /></p><p>What I am saying is until you have been in this hobby a decade minimum, don't even think about it, and even then only do it if you have someone who knows what they are doing help you. Ilearned from someone who had done it for 50 years, and he would not touch at least half the coins that looked like they needed it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1261839, member: 26302"]I agree this will damage the coin. Yes, coins that have been cleaned by people who do not know what they are doing have destroyed 99.9% of them. This is why everyone is told to NEVER clean coins. Cleaning can be done, but you need years of experience, lots of practice on junk coins, and mostly the eye to tell if it, even if done properly, will help or hurt the coin. Some coins cannot be cleaned simply because they are best left alone, for various reasons. What I am saying is until you have been in this hobby a decade minimum, don't even think about it, and even then only do it if you have someone who knows what they are doing help you. Ilearned from someone who had done it for 50 years, and he would not touch at least half the coins that looked like they needed it. Chris[/QUOTE]
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