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<p>[QUOTE="hotwheelsearl, post: 4955549, member: 75143"]That's not alwasy feasible. We're not talking about modern/US coins here.</p><p><br /></p><p>The VAST majority of ancient coins either have been cleaned in the past, or need severe cleaning.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are two of my personal examples.</p><p><br /></p><p>would you rather have this:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1191102[/ATTACH] </p><p>Or this?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1191103[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Likewise, would you rather have this:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1191106[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Or this?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1191105[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Disclaimer: the Commodus is the one I scratched up heavily in exergue of the reverse. However, it was among my first cleaning projects so it was a learning experience.</p><p><br /></p><p>Damage considered, I would still much rather own and display the cleaned Commodus than the encrusted and discolored one.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="hotwheelsearl, post: 4955549, member: 75143"]That's not alwasy feasible. We're not talking about modern/US coins here. The VAST majority of ancient coins either have been cleaned in the past, or need severe cleaning. Here are two of my personal examples. would you rather have this: [ATTACH=full]1191102[/ATTACH] Or this? [ATTACH=full]1191103[/ATTACH] Likewise, would you rather have this: [ATTACH=full]1191106[/ATTACH] Or this? [ATTACH=full]1191105[/ATTACH] Disclaimer: the Commodus is the one I scratched up heavily in exergue of the reverse. However, it was among my first cleaning projects so it was a learning experience. Damage considered, I would still much rather own and display the cleaned Commodus than the encrusted and discolored one.[/QUOTE]
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