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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1597150, member: 19463&quot;]This thread is an interesting example of the new directions the hobby is taking and why some of us have trouble holding our tongues.&nbsp; First someone pays extra for a slabbed coin from a known shipwreck but then asks if the coin shoul be cleaned to remove the black stuff.&nbsp; You paid as much for the black stuff as you did for the coin.&nbsp; When you remove the coin from that slab it can not be put back so you lost the added value of the slab.&nbsp; Ordinarily that is not a big thing since many of us won&#039;t touch slabs (we like to be able to examine our coins).&nbsp; When you remove the link to the wreck, it becomes a damaged coin rather than a piece of history.&nbsp; Your choice.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Caracalla is a decent coin worth $50.&nbsp; Beginners will pay extra for the plastic coffin so you might be able to sell it to someone for half what you paid (which is usually the mark up that dealers expect when buying back coins).&nbsp; The correct move here was to study sales and ask questions before buying but none of us do that.&nbsp; The best move from here is to enjoy what you have in the form that it is in now.&nbsp; Poor choices involving silver polish and pry bars could turn $475 into $75 when you sell the coins to people who like them more natural.&nbsp; I don&#039;t collect modern Spanish (wet or dry) and have nicer Caracallas which I bought more or less the same way as medoraman&#039;s group (patience helps here).&nbsp; Be happy with the coins; they are nicer than many we see here in similar posts.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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