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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;midas1, post: 1483235, member: 21309&quot;]yesterday, I was visiting with a friend who had collected 87 morgan and peace dollars.&nbsp;&nbsp; The little box is like time capsule they were collected many many years ago then stored for years.</p><p>I sorted the coins by date and condition then I started looking for variations and MMs.&nbsp; Some of the coins were so grimy that after an hour of examining them I&#039;m thinking This would go a lot faster if the coins had been cleaned up some.&nbsp; Just a little.&nbsp; My friend doesn&#039;t need money and I wouldn&#039;t be surprised if next time I go out there some of the coins had been cleaned.</p><p>Gently, I hope.&nbsp;&nbsp; One of my favorite dealers told me I&#039;d be surprised how many coins at show have been cleaned.&nbsp; &nbsp; \</p><p>OTOH, I understand the purist POV re: cleaning.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wonder if dipping might be the least destructive method of tuning up dirty grimy coins?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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