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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1950931, member: 26302&quot;]I have washed off such &quot;haze&quot; with distilled water and commercial hand cleaner Doug. I bought an estate from a heavy smoker, and all of the coins had a heavy doses of smoke on them. With a long soak and immediate proper drying I was able to remove the strong smoke smell, and all of the coins were brighter. I guess I always equated this experience with other surface grime that would accumulate on coins if exposed to all of the household fumes floating around our house. All of my chemistry buddies swear gold will not form chemical bonds with chemicals commonly found in the air short of extreme heat or pressure situations.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, Doug and I disagree on the topic. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I do not care much about the issue, though, so I am not going to fall on my sword over it. Everyone is free to believe what they wish on the issue. Btw, its one of a very, very few issues I disagree with Doug about OP, and consider his posts to be a gold standard here.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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