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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1951844, member: 112&quot;]While I understand your reasoning for physically cutting metal off the coin in order to stop further deterioration, no, I could not call that cleaning. But I could see how it could be called harsh cleaning, albeit at the extreme end of the spectrum.</p><p><br /></p><p>Scrubbing a coin with steel wool to clean it is also harsh cleaning, and that method also physically removes metal from the coin. And you sure wouldn&#039;t call scrubbing a coin with steel wool conservation would you ?</p><p><br /></p><p>Do you see what I mean ? There is no difference between the two except the degree of extremity.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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