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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Harryj, post: 374269, member: 14623&quot;]First of all I understand that this is a &quot;controversial&quot; subject with all coin collectors; as I have my own beliefs on this matter.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>1. The person who restores an antique painting is commended.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>2. The person who restores a piece of antique funiture is also commended.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>3. The person who preserves or restores an old comic book is commended.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>4. The person who preserves or restores an old document is commended.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Why is the person who retones, cleans or restores a coin not given the same consideration?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If a coin has bronze disease, (patina) or pvc damage should one just let it deteroirate until the coin consumes itself?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Many collectors and professional <font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">numismatics’ &quot;oil&quot; their coins to preserve them, Are they wrong?</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">The &quot;Declaration of Independence&quot; is preserved as well as the &quot;Dead Sea Scrolls&quot; however; the term a &quot;cleaned coin&quot; or a &quot;retoned coin&quot; are considered appalling in the numismatic world.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">In our world, &quot;coin doctors&quot; are the scum of the earth. Is our philosophy wrong?</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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