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<p>[QUOTE="DANIEL HENRIQUEZ, post: 4766579, member: 76821"]OK, first of all, you never clean coins with ANY substance, chemical or solution as it diminishes the value immediately due to the outer layer being reduced or damaged by this process. If by chance you need to do something to read it or wish to polish a bit, I personally use a dry, white terry cloth washcloth with NO chemicals or anything and just lightly rub the coin on both sides and this will clean it and preserve the outer layer and not harm the coin at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>If this is not enough and you plan to keep the coin in your collection forever, you could use a bit of toothpaste and warm water and this should clean it a bit more. Caution though, this process is not recommended to fully clean or polish a coin, it is merely to gain info you can't see otherwise.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please be careful and good luck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DANIEL HENRIQUEZ, post: 4766579, member: 76821"]OK, first of all, you never clean coins with ANY substance, chemical or solution as it diminishes the value immediately due to the outer layer being reduced or damaged by this process. If by chance you need to do something to read it or wish to polish a bit, I personally use a dry, white terry cloth washcloth with NO chemicals or anything and just lightly rub the coin on both sides and this will clean it and preserve the outer layer and not harm the coin at all. If this is not enough and you plan to keep the coin in your collection forever, you could use a bit of toothpaste and warm water and this should clean it a bit more. Caution though, this process is not recommended to fully clean or polish a coin, it is merely to gain info you can't see otherwise. Please be careful and good luck.[/QUOTE]
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