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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 15190, member: 112&quot;]Well jimmy - let me see if I can help you out a bit with understanding why there are so many cleaned coins and why Scott Travers said what he did.</p><p><br /></p><p>While I cannot quote a distinct date for the change in thoughts on the subject of cleaning coins - what I can say is that in years past, and years can mean centuries here, cleaning coins was the norm. In other words it was an accepted practice and just about everybody did it. That&#039;s why it is so hard to find original, uncleaned examples for many series of coins from the 18th &amp; 19th centuries.</p><p><br /></p><p>But as time went on and collectors became more knowledgeable they began to realize that originality in a coin was desirable. Until today - cleaning coins has become anathema to most collectors.</p><p><br /></p><p>So while it is true that there still coins being cleaned by those who wish to sell them in the hope that by cleaning they will receive higher prices - the vast majority of older coins were cleaned years &amp; years ago when it was accepted to do this.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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