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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;skrilla, post: 63155, member: 3404&quot;]could someone explain to me why cleaning coins devalues them, and why some people get SO anal about even rinsing dirt off</p><p><br /></p><p>the only reasons i can even think of are</p><p>1. discourage people from inadvertantly ruining the wheat pennies that they are going to most definetly think are worth thousands anyway..... but with all that coin knowledge spilling out, they wont know untill its too late that &quot;cleaning devalues a coin&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. identity of dies/authenticity- this seems to be thrown out the window when you consider most(old) coins are worn, and even still after seeing the PCGS authenticity check ( i hope to god that they check more than that) i can see why fakes can slip into slabs.</p><p><br /></p><p>3. just plain greed- saying oooh my coin which was passed through the hands of 48 hookers, a coke dealer, ran through the mud, and many other mysteries that are the life of a coin looks better than yours! oh wait.... yours does look better? well..... mines still better cause .....well.. i didnt clean it! ya thats it.... so mines worth 14 times what yours is !</p><p><br /></p><p>seriously though, all sarcasm aside, whats the deal. please EXPLAIN this.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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