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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 2999860, member: 27832&quot;]If I get an old set of coins in a <a href="https://community.ebay.com/t5/Coins-Paper-Money/Harco-Coinmaster-Albums/td-p/27485664" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://community.ebay.com/t5/Coins-Paper-Money/Harco-Coinmaster-Albums/td-p/27485664" rel="nofollow">Harco Coinmaster</a> album, reeking of shower-curtain plasticizer, you&#039;d better <i>believe</i> I&#039;m going to soak them all in acetone. I&#039;ll do it to <i>clean off</i> the plasticizer, either to prevent it from damaging the coins, or to stop it from damaging them further. In other words, I&#039;m <b>cleaning</b> them to <b>prevent</b> them from being altered!</p><p><br /></p><p>This gets back to Doug&#039;s &quot;cleaning&quot; vs. &quot;improper cleaning&quot; distinction. In some cases, <i>properly</i> cleaning a coin isn&#039;t just OK -- it&#039;s a critical part of responsible stewardship.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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