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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;A.J., post: 1465557, member: 35316&quot;]GDJMSP wrote a great post and made a lot of great points, but this question went through my mind too.&nbsp; What exactly is the difference between harsh cleaning and proper cleaning?&nbsp; Where do you draw the line?</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve heard collectors who are against any sort of cleaning at all, even soaking a coin in distilled water is anathema to some.</p><p><br /></p><p>Somebody said earlier in the thread that if you clean the gunk off a really dirty coin from circulation, it isn&#039;t going to change the value.&nbsp; I think that&#039;s because were talking about common coins without a high premium anyway, so the difference between the diminution in value from cleaning versus the diminution in value from the dirt is negligible.</p><p><br /></p><p>While attacking a coin with steel wool and acetone or something is a pretty clear cut case of &quot;harsh&quot; cleaning, where is the line?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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