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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cherd, post: 1469057, member: 24754&quot;]I will try. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> But the problem that I foresee is that when I say &quot;harsh cleaning&quot; people will automatically assume that I am talking about taking a grinder to the thing, which again would be a misconstrued meaning.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As long as this is true (I have my doubts), then I would retract my previous statements. But if it is not true, then the practices of organizations such as NCS are morally ambiguous at best. (To the extent that &quot;morality&quot; can be applied to coin collecting practices)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>GDJ, I&#039;d just like to take a time out and acknowledge that fact that you&#039;ve exhibited extraordinary patience in your responses to my posts. I have the tendency to take the &quot;Devil&#039;s Advocate&quot; side of any debate, and may unintentionally come across a bit abrasively at times (no pun intended <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />). I&#039;d also like to point out that, while I do purchase them and appreciate them, I DO NOT advocate harsh (&lt;---:yes<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> cleaning of coins. While I will hold fast to my opinion that the coin was ugly to begin with, and that I like it much better now, I&#039;m not particularly proud of what I did to my quarter. It&#039;s the only coin that I have personally cleaned, and I felt a bit guilty as soon as I did it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I present my previous arguments not because I want people to start harshly clean their coins, but because I like for people to think about, and formulate their own opinions on the subject. It&#039;s the same with anything, I do not like when people accept the status quo just because &quot;that&#039;s how it is&quot;. When I ask a person &quot;why&quot;, I do not want to hear the standardized answers that are always given in return. I want to hear THEIR opinion, which has been reached because they thought the situation through for themselves.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coin collecting is a hobby. Each individual should feel free to pursue a hobby in whatever fashion makes them happy. The manner in which they go about collecting should not be forcibly dictated by others. If they reach the conclusion that un-cleaned coins are preferred then that is fine, but if they appreciate cleaned coins then that is fine to. As long as the decision is not made for them, then I have no issue either way. This is not to say that the opinions and knowledge base of others should not be considered, it just shouldn&#039;t be considered as the ONLY acceptable way of going about things.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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