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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Groundhog, post: 3629238, member: 97417&quot;]I for one don’t have a problem with cleaned coins. Now I don’t clean them myself other than ones I dig up. But at this time in my life and financial position which isn’t going to improve, those so called “damaged” coins that were cleaned provide me with opportunities to buy coins at a much more reasonable price. I’m not talking about something that looks like someone took sand paper to but I don’t have a problem with a few scratches. I’m not collecting for profit nor do I sell coins. An old coin with some character makes me happier than a blast white coin that sat in a vault all its life. That’s what’s great about this hobby is that everyone can do as they please. If it pleases me to take a soft cloth to remove a smudge on a shiny cent I do it. It’s never going to be worth more than that in my lifetime. For the people who are concerned about value, I understand where you are coming from and am not trying to put anyone down for their collecting styles. To each their own[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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