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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;V. Kurt Bellman, post: 2784804, member: 71723&quot;]Well I am NOT a newbie, having been a SERIOUS collector for over 50 years and having given seven Money Talks at ANA conventions and 5 years as an ANA National Volunteer, and now a certified ANA exhibit judge, too. I have taught and been a student at serious numismatic courses. I am reluctant to do many things that even instructors say is &quot;okay&quot;. I ALSO know that people who don&#039;t &quot;know coins&quot; are drawn visually to cleaned coins, because of &quot;ooh, shiny&quot;. That does NOT make it a good idea. Serious numismatists don&#039;t do that junk. I STRONGLY suggest there are a few posters on this thread who BADLY need to come to Denver in four weeks and sit in for a hour at &quot;Coin Collecting 101&quot;. They teach it several times a day.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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