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<p>[QUOTE="stldanceartist, post: 2107457, member: 13307"]Because it will leave tiny hairline scratches on the surface of your coin. The surfaces of coins have tiny metallic flow lines that cause the cartwheel effect of luster...I'd think the toothbrush will damage those little flow lines and disrupt the luster.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suppose I could concede that a person with a certain level of expert skill could use a toothbrush on a coin without damaging the surface...but that person is probably wearing a mask or a cape, and as such, probably doesn't have time to clean coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stldanceartist, post: 2107457, member: 13307"]Because it will leave tiny hairline scratches on the surface of your coin. The surfaces of coins have tiny metallic flow lines that cause the cartwheel effect of luster...I'd think the toothbrush will damage those little flow lines and disrupt the luster. I suppose I could concede that a person with a certain level of expert skill could use a toothbrush on a coin without damaging the surface...but that person is probably wearing a mask or a cape, and as such, probably doesn't have time to clean coins.[/QUOTE]
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