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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 2030755, member: 112&quot;]iPen - </p><p><br /></p><p>The issue you are discussing is one that I have written about for years on this forum. But it does no good for the misuse of the terminology is apparently ingrained into the minds of many of those who participate in the hobby.</p><p><br /></p><p>The issue is this - many, if not most, use the term, (and use it incorrectly), &quot;cleaned&quot; when what they really mean is &quot;harshly cleaned&quot;. </p><p><br /></p><p>There is nothing wrong with cleaning, cleaning is not harmful to coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is something wrong with harsh cleaning, and harsh cleaning is harmful to coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s really all there is to it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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