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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;claycad, post: 1155568, member: 17987&quot;]So if you were given a choice between two coins of the same grade, one that was dirty and one that was clean (not cleaned, but one that has just been taken well care of and properly stored for the entirety of its life) you would choose the dirty one because the dirt highlights the designs? I know this would be unlikely simply because a coin that has been taken care of and properly stored will always have a higher grade then one that has been circulated, but hypothetically, which would you prefer. </p><p><br /></p><p>I understand having an appreciation for a coin in its natural state and having no desire to clean it. One thing I appreciate about circulated coins over MS or even AU coins is its neat to think that hey, maybe a famous president or any historical figure spent one of my cents. Probably not, but its neat to think about. But given a choice between two coins of the same grade, one encrusted in natural dirt or one that was naturally clean from being taken well care of, I&#039;d choose the cleaner one.</p><p><br /></p><p>I regret cleaning the Morgan, but it was an experiment, I knew the risks before doing it. I&#039;m still on the fence about cleaning the Indian Heads though. I agree that it looks slightly faded after the cleaning but to me the tone still seems natural and it doesn&#039;t look cleaned. Besides, what tone was lost will be regained over time (maybe not my lifetime, but eventually). Do you think it looks like it has been cleaned? If you seen only the after picture, not knowing it had ever been cleaned would you know for a fact it had been cleaned or would you think the tone was just its natural tone?</p><p><br /></p><p>And just for the record, I would never clean a coin that was worth more then say $15 even that much would be pushing it. I mean if coin cleaning does take experience you have to gain that experience some how.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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