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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RonSanderson, post: 2482081, member: 77413&quot;]I may be in the middle. Or at least have opinions on both sides.</p><ul> <li>The OP&#039;s latest reverse shows much more detail in the leaves. They now have veins and before they didn&#039;t. There is now more coin exposed to see and enjoy.</li> <li>But, a little dirt also can give some contrast to some devices.</li> <li>And when I am looking at vendor&#039;s pictures, seeing dirt gives me comfort that a coin has not been cleaned.</li> <li>And dirt gives additional character to show the life history of the coin.</li> </ul><p>Since I have some that came in a set and have stains (perhaps from mishandling), I want to fix those issues. That just restores the coin back to its underlying condition.</p><p><br /></p><p>For a coin that proudly shows its history and still looks attractive, I appreciate that it has made it through all these years, and I don&#039;t want to take that history away from it.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I agree with [USER=24314]@Insider[/USER] that some things need restored, and with [USER=17261]@BadThad[/USER] that some things get left alone. After all, I just have temporary stewardship over these coins before they go on to someone else. (Just not anytime soon!)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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