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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kentucky, post: 1413363, member: 33176&quot;]I wasn&#039;t going to post, but I will.&nbsp; Cleaning coins, harshly cleaning coins, conserving coins, what does it all mean?&nbsp; Coins can be really dirty.&nbsp; I love to go through those boxes and dishes of $0.25 - 5 for $1.00 coins, and after awhile, my hands are BLACK with all the crud on them.&nbsp; If you have a proof coin or a coin in an uncirculated or near uncirculated state, the dictum of not cleaning is valid as far as I am concerned.&nbsp; However for run-of-the-mill coins, you would have to do a lot to lower values.&nbsp; Obviously you shouldn&#039;t use scouring powder or wire brushes, but a soak in hot water, changing it if it appears dirty, followed by a rinse with distilled or deionized water or alcohol (50%, 70% or 91% isopropyl or rubbing alcohol, or ever vodka - 40% ethyl alcohol) followed by drying them will not cause any dammage and will not be detectable.&nbsp; IMO.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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