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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-JJH-, post: 198260, member: 6852&quot;]Seems that there are several schools of thought concerning this cleaning issue. Some say that do not clean your coins at all, some will say that you can wipe them gently with acetone/isopropanol and rinse them with de-ionized water and drying before slabbing and some will say that even mild soap and water can be used in washing the grease, fingerprints and abvious dirt off the coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is really problematic for beginners; I mean, how in the heck should I know which method is allowed one and which isn&#039;t if collectors themselves cannot determine the right way? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>What I have concluded, is that I shall now leave a dirty coins alone, although I shall not use Dremel Tool to polish a silver coin. But I&#039;ve chosen to go in the middle. If there is a lot of loose dirt, I shall use mild soap and&nbsp; water WITHOUT heavy rubbing, then I&#039;ll wipe fingerprints with isopropanol and rinse the coin with liberal amount of de-ionized water and dry the coin in mild heat. I dunno, if I&#039;m doing something wrong but I&#039;ve found that this preserved the natural patina of the coin, BUT I can also get rid of extra dirt and fingerprints.</p><p><br /></p><p>-JJ-[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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