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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;treylxapi47, post: 1726422, member: 41863&quot;]Keep in mind that this is <u>YOUR</u> collection. If you like the coin, keep it. If you cant stand the fact of &#039;knowing&#039; that its been cleaned, then sell it. In my mind you should keep it, you didnt even really know that it was scratched/cleaned before you were told, so obviously you appreciated the coin up until that point. Dont let us tell you what to do with your collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, Doug didnt give you the full run down either, back when dinosaurs roamed the earth and Doug was a wee Young Numismatist, it was actually more common for folks to clean coins, apparently thats just what you did in the back of your cave by torch-light. Use your loin cloth to remove any (and all) old tarnishing and dirty spots. </p><p><br /></p><p>All jokes aside though, it really was common practice for folks to clean their coins in the first half of last century (or so ive been told, too young for experience there), so it really comes down to if you enjoy the coin or not. </p><p><br /></p><p>Another thing too is the degree of the problems on this coin. They appear to be minor and not detract from the overall appearance too much for a 175+ year old coin. Just my opinion, though. I also have a few cleaned coins in my collection, so i personally dont mind them all that much[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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