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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JBK, post: 23063, member: 1101&quot;]This thread is making me a little nervous. </p><p><br /></p><p>There is no harm in asking advice, in fact it is smart to do lots of asking in advance.&nbsp; But…it seems that you are looking for a way to clean your coins without having to call it “cleaning”.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>My own opinion is that cleaning reduces the value. Now, if a coin is SO dirty that it’s value is already reduced, then cleaning my erase the decrease in value caused by the dirt but the reduction in value caused by the cleaning may or may not wipe out any value gained.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>In other words, unless the coin is a lost cause as is, cleaning should be avoided.&nbsp; Cleaning to make a coin acceptable is one thing, cleaning to make it more appealing is another.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If I had a well-circulated coin that was so dark that you could not read anything, I might rub it between my fingers to lighten the details.&nbsp; That is normal “circulation” wear, though.&nbsp; And, if you do enough of it then you reduce the grade.&nbsp; But, the sorts of cleaning you mention do not mimic or represent circulation wear.&nbsp; Cleaning gives you a coin that has seen lots of circulation but has no dirt or debris in the nooks and crannies.&nbsp; It is not natural.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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