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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 2987465, member: 112&quot;]The product is marketed as being able to provide protective coating to prevent corrosion on coins, particularly copper coins. It does this by leaving an oily film on the coins. And Average Joe Collector probably uses it for that purpose. </p><p><br /></p><p>However, there is another lesser known reason for it&#039;s use. Way back when it was still Blue Ribbon coin doctors figured out that when it was applied correctly (for their purposes) it could make a coin look like it deserved a grade much higher than it actually did deserve. </p><p><br /></p><p>Ever see a mid to high MS grade copper coin toned that deep chocolate brown that so many collectors are fond of ? The ones where the luster gets that deep glossy or satiny look that cover the whole coin ? Well, that&#039;s what Blue Ribbon and or Coin Care, in the hands of a skilled coin doctor, can do to a coin had no luster whatsoever left on it - the ones that were toned to a flat chocolate brown. </p><p><br /></p><p>And yes, a great many undeserving coins treated (doctored) in that manner have been given those higher grades by the TPGs because the treatment is usually not detected by most people. But, if and when the coin is run through the sniffers, the red flag pops up right away. Problem is the only coins run through the sniffers are those submitted under the Secure Plus grading tiers. All others are merely examined by eye. So the doctors get away with it most of the time with non being the wiser.</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s what Coin Care is used for.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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