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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3600664, member: 19463"]My question might be why you don't just sell this coin to someone who likes the natural look and buy a bright one that looks good to you. This is a common type. There are thousands of them that have already been stripped of the tone. There are also people who prefer the look you show here. Certainly you might be able to accomplish what you wish but, unless you are a 'habitual coin cleaner' (meaning you have done this before and have learned when to stop or what a coin that will benefit from cleaning looks like) you stand a good chance of being unhappy. It is unlikely that you will 'improve' the coin more than just 'change' it. </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, cleaning it will remove it from the slab for which you paid extra. Many of us remove coins from slabs because we like raw coins better and regret that someone else had them slabbed. Unless the slab has a comment on it that would make it hard to sell, I'd sell it to someone who wants a toned and slabbed Alexander.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3600664, member: 19463"]My question might be why you don't just sell this coin to someone who likes the natural look and buy a bright one that looks good to you. This is a common type. There are thousands of them that have already been stripped of the tone. There are also people who prefer the look you show here. Certainly you might be able to accomplish what you wish but, unless you are a 'habitual coin cleaner' (meaning you have done this before and have learned when to stop or what a coin that will benefit from cleaning looks like) you stand a good chance of being unhappy. It is unlikely that you will 'improve' the coin more than just 'change' it. Also, cleaning it will remove it from the slab for which you paid extra. Many of us remove coins from slabs because we like raw coins better and regret that someone else had them slabbed. Unless the slab has a comment on it that would make it hard to sell, I'd sell it to someone who wants a toned and slabbed Alexander.[/QUOTE]
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