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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kentucky, post: 1575794, member: 33176&quot;]I think one of the things that happens with coins that causes them to lose eye appeal is that the surface becomes either rough or porous.&nbsp; This happens because all the grit that has caused the roughness or porosity had deposited in the pits, and when it is cleaned out, the porosity becomes evident.&nbsp; My brother wanted a coin from his birth year (1932) and I had a quarter I wanted to send him.&nbsp; He is by far not a collector, and would probably use it as a pocket piece.&nbsp; I washed the quarter I was going to send him and it did acquire a porous grainy look.&nbsp; Since I was more intrested in the look of the coin more than anything else, I rubbed some white graphite into the surface and it did give it a more pleasing appearance to the eye.&nbsp; Not recommending this as a treatment, and not something I would use for any of my coins, but just illustrating how &quot;cleaning&quot; affects a coin&#039;s appearance.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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