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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 657320, member: 57463&quot;]<b>Dodging a moronic cleaning debate ...</b></p><p><br /></p><p>You never can be sure with images... but look at Post #5 to see his coin at that moment.&nbsp; To me, it was fine as it was.&nbsp; The brown spots in the field to the right of the Emperor were acceptable, as were the black spots on the reverse.&nbsp; I could not tell if the shiny blueish on the reverse within the lettering at the 4-5 o&#039;clock were from cleaning or (bless me!) faint traces of a bit of mint luster -- and it did not matter much to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>Doug Smith and Drusus both should know me as an ancients guy and accept that I understand the broader contexts.&nbsp; When Robert Hoge was at the ANA, he said that he prefers all the dirt because that is the archaeological context, but I was not sure if he was speaking from the heart or just making a case.&nbsp; Like all of us, I have been the route with olive oil and a rose thorn and even wrote a piece recommending Kroil lubricant (great for iron Chinese cash).&nbsp; I will shamelessly admit to retoning Pillar Dollars, a 19th century crown, and more.&nbsp; I have an old wooden bookcase under a sunny window -- and I take my suits to the dry cleaner. We all work our magic.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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