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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kentucky, post: 3630138, member: 33176&quot;]See, here is where it gets icky... Many new collectors like to clean cents with an eraser and some have indignately posted here that it does no damage.&nbsp; Try looking at these with a 10x lens and a light that you can move around to see the multitude of scratches that have happened.&nbsp; If you can&#039;t tell if a coin has been cleaned, IT HASN&#039;T BEEN CLEANED! </p><p><br /></p><p>Now, with that being said, what cleaning is acceptable and what is not.&nbsp; The most unacceptable practice is rubbing a coin.&nbsp; No matter how soft the cloth you use, if you are scrubbing grit around the surface, how can you not harm it?&nbsp; Rinsing and dipping are in most cases acceptable.&nbsp; Pure solvents should not harm the surface.&nbsp; The most common are water, acetone and xylene.&nbsp; Others are also acceptable but less often encountered, such as hexane, toluene, ethyl alcohol and isopropyl alcohol.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally there is dipping in tarnish removers which has to be done with care and takes practice.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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