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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Drusus, post: 402330, member: 6370&quot;]Clean it if you dont like soiled coins. Just clean it right. Lots said in this thread, some good advice, some simply horrible advice that defies logic. Sad if some inexperienced collector walks away thinking they should keep a coin dirty and soiled instead of taking just a few simple harmless steps to clean it off and have a nice coin. If you like a dirty soiled coin...more power to you of course.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Cleaning a valuable coin can improve the coin, its value, its eye appeal and in the end it will help preserve it.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you have a soiled coin, lightly clean it. Use common sense. If you have a dirty soiled coin...soak it for a bit in distilled water...it wont harm the coin but it will help break down dirt deposits. If you have a heavy circulated soiled coin...do you honestly think a little light rubbing with a soft cotton cloth is going to harm it any more than circulation already as done to it? Not at all...think about it...soft cotton - hard metal...you aren&#039;t etching the coins surface with soft cotton no matter how much someone says you are. Fingerprints? they can be safely removed. If a person is going to buy a coin and stick it under a microscope at 40x to 400x magnification and then moan that the surface as microscopic scratches...try to find a coin that doesn&#039;t...and good luck.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Cleaning a coin correctly is not going to harm your coin, it might even improve eye appeal. Take just a bit of time to LEARN how...its not a secret.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Post a coin here to see if its been cleaned? A coin can be cleaned with out in any way making any visible marks on a coin so if a properly cleaned coin is posted here with toning preserved, people will only be able to guess no matter how much they say they can tell you. I could post 3 coins right now, one of them cleaned...nobody will be able to tell...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The only problem with cleaning a coin is improper cleaning...anyone can clean a coin, its cheap and easy to learn and there is simply no reason to send it off to anyone to be &#039;conserved&#039; in extreme cases. Cleaning a coin is not at all a bad thing...only improper cleaning. The more that is said the better...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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