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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 7520500, member: 24314&quot;]In case you missed this Numismatic News article:</p><p><br /></p><p>My New Year’s resolution is in the form of a confession to collectors everywhere who are reading this column.&nbsp; I confess to being a coin doctor.&nbsp;&nbsp; Err what?&nbsp; Yes, I alter the appearance of any coin I’m asked to conserve.&nbsp; In my defense, I like to think it makes them more attractive and preserves them for future generations; but technically they have been changed using either chemical, mechanical, or a combination of techniques to alter their appearance. </p><p><br /></p><p>You might be surprised to learn that there are a large number of us in the community of collectors.&nbsp; Have you ever “dipped” a coin to remove haze?&nbsp; So why do the words “coin doctor” carry such a bad connotation?&nbsp; Easy, it’s because there are “good” coin doctors and those who are not so good both in their level of expertise and especially in their intentions.&nbsp; Why is the alteration being done?&nbsp; For example, is it to preserve that coin or hide something?&nbsp; This is the part where I get to remove my surgical mask and gloves and become a forensic Pathologist.&nbsp; You see, after leaving one numismatic conservation service to start another one, I now spend a lot more time looking for “altered” coins than making them. </p><p><br /></p><p>Like this one: [ATTACH=full]1298892[/ATTACH] Baking soda residue on an improperly cleaned coin used in the article.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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