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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Army333, post: 893659, member: 22132&quot;]Wow...a lot of information that I have never considered.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The problem I have, is that I have an OCD condition when it comes to &quot;germs.&quot; While this issue doesn&#039;t affect my militay work (as I am to block it from my mind), my home life is tainted. I see everything in my room (not the whole house) as a &quot;safe and clean&quot; zone. I don&#039;t enter unless I shower first and cannot go in there with shoes or dirty clothes on.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So, when it comes to my collections (rifles and coins), I find myself making sure these items are perfectly clean (by perfect I mean in such a way that my mind is at rest). I&#039;ve been collecting World War II rifles since I was 18, and I&#039;ve always cleaned every aspect of the rifle (more then the norm). I guess I&#039;m just doing the same with my coins. I do understand that I have to be gentle, but its hard on my mind. But, I was thinking that maybe a can of compressed air would be just an effective method of cleaning as the tissue; and, I don&#039;t have to harm the coin.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Most coins are circulated, however, I have a a small batch that are uncirculated. I will look for these marks when I get off duty, and I am hoping there are not there. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As for the value...I don&#039;t care. In a sense I do, but I don&#039;t sell anything from my collections. I collect for the sole purpose of collecting and not for value. I&#039;ve purchased coins that are high in value to just to have them with no plans on selling them. But, I&#039;ve always wanted to send them to be graded on the coins that I think should be. I take it if they were cleaned by an idot like myself <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />smile), the coin will come back in a body bag, correct?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thank you for all of your help! I guess there is a lot more I need to learn before getting carried away with my cleaning like I usually do.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>2LT Robert Ramirez</p><p>U.S. Army</p><p>Military Police[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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