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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 336134, member: 112&quot;]Steve - </p><p><br /></p><p>You can find countless articles from years ago by many respected authors that tell you all sorts of things. That doesn&#039;t mean that what they say is right - it just means it was the commonly accepted practice at the time. The same is true in any field, not just numismatics.</p><p><br /></p><p>For instance, not so very long ago it was the commonly accepted practice that collectors would clean their coins - routinely. It wa salso quite common for collectors to coat their coins with lacquer, fingernail polish or some other substance. Both of these practices were done in an effort to remove and/or protect the coins from toning. </p><p><br /></p><p>For as long as people have collected coins they have always strived to protect their collections, always trying to make them &quot;look&quot; better, so that when they shared their collection with another collector that other collector would be &quot;impressed&quot; by the appearance of their collection. Things are no different today.</p><p><br /></p><p>What is different today is the knoweldge we have gained. In todays world we know how to properly store our coins. We have learned that by protecting the coins from temperature changes, humidity and the very air that surrounds us that we can maintain the appearance of the coins so that they always stay beautiful. Advances in technology have shown us how to do this without using the old methods.</p><p><br /></p><p>And, advances in knowledge have also shown us what the long term effects of using various commercial products like coin cleaners, restorers or conditioners can do to coins. The same for the old household methods like using soap &amp; water, vinegar, baking soda - the list is endless.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom line is this - just like everything else in life from medicine to space science to numismatics -&nbsp; we have learned from our experience. We have learned not to make the mistakes of the past.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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