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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cloudsweeper99, post: 104368, member: 3011&quot;]I think it is worth experimenting with ultrasonic cleaners, high pressure steam, and even microcrystalline wax.&nbsp; I think a lot of people are satisfied to collect unaltered coins, but aren&#039;t particularly interested in collecting coin dirt.&nbsp; At some point, the obsession against cleaning becomes a disorder, and hobbyists shouldn&#039;t necessarily be guided by the people who are most afflicted by this disorder.&nbsp; So for me, a coin that has never been dipped, wiped, whizzed, or polished; and has the original patina; but is missing a few tiny bits of little Jimmy&#039;s snot between the details from the time he spent the coin when he had a cold in 1910 because somebody ran it through an ultrasound machine is a perfectly collectible coin. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I hope this doesn&#039;t offend anyone, and it isn&#039;t aimed at anyone.&nbsp; It&#039;s just an observation and opinion from someone who doesn&#039;t necessarily accept the idea that the hobby can&#039;t be improved by trying new things that do not alter the metal in any way.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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