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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2975483, member: 24314&quot;]As is often the case, every &quot;expert&quot; has an opinion.&nbsp; Even that &quot;Cleaning Coins&quot; page above incorrectly <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie96" alt=":vomit:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> refers to scratches on Uncirculated coins as BAGMARKS! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie30" alt=":bucktooth:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; That&#039;s when I stopped reading.</p><p><br /></p><p>IMO, this is the best post so far:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>BooksB4Coins, posted: &quot;There&#039;s nothing wrong with &quot;cleaning&quot; a coin, but the key is to do it right and isn&#039;t something just anyone can stumble into the hobby and do.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>The &quot;never clean coins&quot; advice is mostly intended for those who do not know any better, and is intended to help such folks not cause unnecessary and self-defeating damage.</b></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>Exactly what kind of coins are you wishing to &quot;clean&quot;?</b>&quot;</span></span><span style="color: #000000">&nbsp; </span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #ff0000">This</span> should have been the first response to your question.&nbsp; </span><span style="color: #000000">Does everyone see why?&nbsp; </span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">I&#039;ve been cleaning coins professionally for a very long time. There are entire books written on the subject of conserving metal objects.&nbsp; Post some images of your coin so we can help you.&nbsp; </span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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