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<p>[QUOTE="imrich, post: 771544, member: 22331"]As a >50 year collector of coins, I can tell you that many of the high grade certified coins are "cleaned". Do you think that the certified "recovered coins" were found in the condition presently shown, I'll give you good odds if you want to place a bet. I've viewed the "cleaning" of "high grade" coins before submission to certify. I have a strong six figure "collection" of silver coins, and have found that it is easy to make a Silver coin have an unacceptable appearance by cleaning. My experience has shown that a low grade coin should only be cleaned with a mild detergent, <u>gently</u> rubbing between your fingers, all directions, in a random pattern. The detergent should then be removed, using the same motion, under a flowing stream of soften water. The coin surface should then only be "blotted" between the surfaces of a used cotton towel. This process will generally leave the appearance of an "aged" coin. Exceptions to this process may result in scratches caused by the surface contaminates, or perceivable residue/chaff on the coin surface.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="imrich, post: 771544, member: 22331"]As a >50 year collector of coins, I can tell you that many of the high grade certified coins are "cleaned". Do you think that the certified "recovered coins" were found in the condition presently shown, I'll give you good odds if you want to place a bet. I've viewed the "cleaning" of "high grade" coins before submission to certify. I have a strong six figure "collection" of silver coins, and have found that it is easy to make a Silver coin have an unacceptable appearance by cleaning. My experience has shown that a low grade coin should only be cleaned with a mild detergent, [U]gently[/U] rubbing between your fingers, all directions, in a random pattern. The detergent should then be removed, using the same motion, under a flowing stream of soften water. The coin surface should then only be "blotted" between the surfaces of a used cotton towel. This process will generally leave the appearance of an "aged" coin. Exceptions to this process may result in scratches caused by the surface contaminates, or perceivable residue/chaff on the coin surface.[/QUOTE]
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