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<p>[QUOTE="Randy Abercrombie, post: 3359855, member: 92655"]I been a lifetime collector. An occasional metal detectorist. However if I had your skill I would likely be a full time detectorist..... I do own an 1864 two cent that came from near where it is known General Sherman held camp as he bombed Columbia SC’s Capitol building. It is a cool piece. The side that was down in the muck is covered in corrosion. The up side is near perfect. It’s a cool piece that I always wanted to clean. But as it is, I think it tells a better story.</p><p><br /></p><p>Having said that I will raise the ire of all my collecting friends...... I tend to think the current view of cleaned coins is just a tad over the top. Our collecting predecessors didn’t have quite the view of cleaned coins as we do today. They also didn’t have TPG’s to set their standards either. Myself, other than the cents I shined with erasers in grade school, I have never cleaned a coin. However I do own some cleaned coins that I enjoy as much as all the others. </p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I think you had the skill and determination to free these wonderful coins from eternal damnation in the muck. By golly you should be able to enjoy them. And if a little tumbling and detergent does that for you, than I am all for it...... I might suggest asking at the ancients page how they clean their found treasures.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Randy Abercrombie, post: 3359855, member: 92655"]I been a lifetime collector. An occasional metal detectorist. However if I had your skill I would likely be a full time detectorist..... I do own an 1864 two cent that came from near where it is known General Sherman held camp as he bombed Columbia SC’s Capitol building. It is a cool piece. The side that was down in the muck is covered in corrosion. The up side is near perfect. It’s a cool piece that I always wanted to clean. But as it is, I think it tells a better story. Having said that I will raise the ire of all my collecting friends...... I tend to think the current view of cleaned coins is just a tad over the top. Our collecting predecessors didn’t have quite the view of cleaned coins as we do today. They also didn’t have TPG’s to set their standards either. Myself, other than the cents I shined with erasers in grade school, I have never cleaned a coin. However I do own some cleaned coins that I enjoy as much as all the others. Personally, I think you had the skill and determination to free these wonderful coins from eternal damnation in the muck. By golly you should be able to enjoy them. And if a little tumbling and detergent does that for you, than I am all for it...... I might suggest asking at the ancients page how they clean their found treasures.[/QUOTE]
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