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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 2297166, member: 112&quot;]Dave partially explained why he said what he did there Eric, but there is another reason as well. And that is because unless you clean a coin properly, it is all too easy to mess it up, to damage the coin. And quite simply, most beginners don&#039;t know how to clean a coin properly, so they are told to not even try.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dave is also right that it is not difficult to clean a coin properly. But the problem is beginners, and even quite a few experienced collectors, simply aren&#039;t happy with the results of cleaning a coin properly, it just doesn&#039;t look as good as they wanted it to look. So they usually try something else, and when they do that&#039;s when they get into trouble. So again, that is why the standard advice is - don&#039;t do it.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said there have been many, many threads explaining how to go about cleaning a coin properly. And yes there are companies that you can pay to clean your coins for you. But even they will tell you that there is no guarantee on how it will turn out. That you may end up with what was formerly a problem free coin being turned into a problem coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Given that, do you really want to take the chance ? And it doesn&#039;t matter if you do it yourself, or pay somebody - the risk is still the same.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, what to do ? Simple answer. If you are unhappy with a coin you own, just don&#039;t like the way it looks, then leave it alone and sell it or trade it in on one you do like. And that&#039;s really the secret right there - don&#039;t buy coins that you are not happy with. Then you don&#039;t have to worry or even think about trying to make it look better.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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