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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 3935905, member: 84179&quot;]Coin Talk gets visits from numerous new collectors.&nbsp; While you are entitled to your opinion and free to do whatever you want with your coins, I think it&#039;s important to let the new collectors know that your ideas run counter to the overwhelming majority of hobbyists.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I &#039;ve been collecting for almost 50 years and was taught early that cleaned coins are damaged coins. It&#039;s irresponsible to imply that cleaning is OK.&nbsp; Conservation can be done where it isn&#039;t detectable, but that&#039;s by experienced people with knowledge of chemistry and metallurgy.&nbsp; what you&#039;re doing isn&#039;t conservation, and new collectors need to know that it isn&#039;t an acceptable alternative[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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