Teachers of my school have kids go "retrieve" ID-10-T Forms often. It is usually a wild goose chase that'll take the whole period. When they come back with a piece of paper with ID10T written in sharpie, the whole class rolls with laughter.
Is that your coin Amanda? It's a beauty. I would recommend not touching that coin. If you want a cleaned one, send me that one and I will send you a cleaned one.:hail:
It is not always best to have brilliant or clean and shiny coins. If that coin were a blast white coin, it would simply appear unnatural. Acetone does work well for removing things like fingerprints and PVC damage. But this is done to preserve coins from damage that would occur if nothing were done to resolve the issue. A nice natural coin with no problems should never be cleaned IMO. Is that a proof?
I'm with you Amanda. I would prefer a more visually appealing cleaned coin, as I find it hard to appreciate dingy looking tarnished coins. However, I would never clean that coin. By cleaning it you are decreasing the value of the coin. Plus, you are modifying the coin in a manner that can never be undone, which is a bit irresponsible from a historical preservation perspective. These guys are right, if you want a cleaned version then sell that coin and buy the one you want (there are plenty of cleaned coins to go around). You will benefit financially, as you will have let someone else suffer the mistake of having cleaned their coin, plus you will have a coin that you prefer. This is my methodology, and it works for me :yes:
Why shouldn't she dip this coin? If dipping isn't harmful to coins then dipping this coin would be good? No?
right, why devalue something you could sell and get what you want. Since whitefaced, cleaned coins are devalued, I would sell this coin and buy what I want. You could always buy other coins with the difference. So if you devalue this coin by 2/3 by cleaning it, sell this coin and buy three.
Dipping should be done if necessary, I don't see any reason to dip that coin. If she really wants to have it properly conserved, she should send it to NCS. Personally, I find that coin beautiful the way that it is and would not risk damaging it by attempting to clean it. I think my girlfriend is beautiful just the way she is, but if she insisted I wouldn't try to give her plastic surgery myself, I would hire a professional. But I would try to talk her out of it anyway.
It is not harmless, it is a method conservation. I know you just read the post about the Ike with the fingerprint.