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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bhp3rd, post: 593382, member: 16510&quot;]<b>This is not that simple or correct.</b></p><p><br /></p><p><i>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.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>1. The person who restores an antique painting is commended.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>2. The person who restores a piece of antique funiture is also commended.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>3. The person who preserves or restores an old comic book is commended.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>4. The person who preserves or restores an old document is commended.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Why is the person who retones, cleans or restores a coin not given the same consideration?</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>&nbsp;</i></p><p><i></i>This is not that simple and/or correct and I do conserve and clean coins often.</p><p>This subject is never simple or cut and dried with any type of item especially old and rare paintings, furniture, and coins.</p><p>The fact is there is &quot;cleaning and <b>then there is cleaning</b>&quot;.&nbsp; There are a few people who are experts in cleaning and restoring and then there is a lot of folks who could and do damage old artifacts - thats where the &quot;don&#039;t clean coins&quot; comes in.&nbsp; There is also items that should never be cleaned at all but just have their condition arrested and halted from now on.&nbsp; The fact is more items are ruined by cleaning than are preserved and that has, and will always be the case by people thinking they are doing something good.</p><p>Now I have been very successful at making dirty copper coins look better and be somewhat preserved, but not BU copper, I don&#039;t have the skills needed.&nbsp; I also do not have the skill to clean encrusted ocean scum off gold or silver - but there are people who do know how to.&nbsp; There are also people who can clean and restore fabulous paintings but they are few and far between.&nbsp; Some furniture should never be cleaned, same with coins or documents.</p><p>I think you were over-simplifying this issue and it&#039;s never a simple answer to apply to all things at all times.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The real problem with cleaning and restoring is at some point there is no turning back - and it&#039;s at that point where you need the most knowlegable person on earth sitting there with you and how many of us are going to have that luxury![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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