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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chicken man, post: 2361347, member: 77447&quot;]Unfortunately, I have a handful of Morgans that at some point in the 1950&#039;s my grandparents taped them to something.&nbsp; They are all 30-40 grade at best.&nbsp; Most have tape residue on them and it shows quite well.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>While I agree totally that some things require some cleaning/restoration.&nbsp; But I also know that something is only original ONCE.&nbsp; Take antique furniture.&nbsp; It was the accepted practice in the &#039;60&#039;s to refinish it.&nbsp; Now if the original finish has been messed with the &quot;value&quot; is not nearly what it would be if it was original.&nbsp; This is purely from a monetary standpoint.&nbsp; If that is what your are in it for, leave them alone.&nbsp; If you want a shiny coin, and it has not remained that way on its own for the past 120 years, clean it.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The reason any antique holds/increases in value is how rare it is, and how original it is.&nbsp; You see it with cars, coins, furniture...etc.&nbsp;&nbsp; The more an item that get messed with, the remaining original ones are worth more.&nbsp;&nbsp; No matter what you do with YOUR coins, the history is still there.&nbsp; You are just adding your piece to it.&nbsp; I like to look at my 1879 dollar or my 1912 dime etc, and wonder who has touched it, and where it has been.&nbsp; That is the fun of it.&nbsp; The dollar value, to me anyway, is secondary.&nbsp; If it happens to be worth a lot of money, all the better for me.</p><p><br /></p><p>Have fun with it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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