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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 4209096, member: 84179&quot;]If you have to ask, “Can I clean my coins?”, then the answer is no, you shouldn’t.&nbsp; Cleaning/restoring a coin “correctly” requires a lot of experience (and even the term correctly, can vary from coin to coin). Each coin is different and what works for one may not work for others.&nbsp; It helps if you have some basic knowledge of chemistry and metallurgy to understand what has happening to coin surface and the deposits you are trying to remove. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>You can think of it like doing body work on your car.&nbsp; If you have a little mechanical background and watch some youtube, you can probably patch a rust hole or fix a dent in your 15 year old Honda.&nbsp; It will work, but chances are that people will be able to see the repair.&nbsp; If you have some experience, you might be able to replace fenders, welding the seams, matching paint, etc.&nbsp; If you need to fix your classic Ferrari, you go to an expert.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Cleaning your junk silver or wheat pennies is like fixing a dent.&nbsp; Not a big deal if it doesn’t look perfect.&nbsp; Restoring a 6 figure proof coin is like fixing a Ferrari.&nbsp; You need to be an expert before tackling that.&nbsp; You can’t explain in a forum post, how to rebuild a transmission to a person with limited mechanical experience.&nbsp; You say “don’t try it yourself”.&nbsp; Same with cleaning coins.&nbsp; Since there are so many ways to screw up a coin when cleaning, and since it isn’t practical to explain all of the advanced details to a beginner, the best answer is “DON’T CLEAN YOUR COINS”[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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