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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;skrilla, post: 63325, member: 3404&quot;]i dont mean drastic cleaning, removing toning etc. what im talking about is just removing some dirt, like that guy that found the 1921 dime with a metal detector and a few people said he devalued it by rinsing it off. thats just plain rediculous. i dont mean taking a wire brush to a coin either or even an acidic dip solution. i just mean removing excess debree on the surface of a coin. at worst using some baking soda, hot water, and aluminum foil ( which i use for my &quot;junk silver&quot;)</p><p><br /></p><p>i have only cleaned 2 of the coins in my actual collection ( baking soda) and i didnt scratch them up. the toning is intact and the only scratches were already there. the others i wont touch because i dont want to &quot;damage&quot; them.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>i guess what im getting at is that theres a difference between cleaning like rinsing with soap and warm water, and using sandpaper...... or is there? </p><p><br /></p><p>the &quot;history&quot; that some of you refer too...is it really in the dirt? i dont think so since you will never be able to identify where any of it came from ( unless of course it came off a sunken ship for example, then i can see it). otherwise, to me at least its the coin itself that will always be the historical piece. </p><p><br /></p><p>i beleive that the grading companies drop cleaned coins 1 full grade, which is part of my beef with no grade of 30. anacs lists this drop.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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