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<p>[QUOTE="GH#75, post: 7399959, member: 101202"]I sometimes polish coins because they look cool. But nothing that would be worth anything more than face. Like that Sacagawea dollar coin, feel free to polish it. It's always going to be worth a dollar. Well, for the next 100 years. </p><p><br /></p><p>The reason it got lighter is because you polished away the natural toning and the luster. </p><p><br /></p><p>But... NEVER clean or polish a coin if it has any numisic value. The only thing I would advise you to do is rinse the coin in water under the tap.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GH#75, post: 7399959, member: 101202"]I sometimes polish coins because they look cool. But nothing that would be worth anything more than face. Like that Sacagawea dollar coin, feel free to polish it. It's always going to be worth a dollar. Well, for the next 100 years. The reason it got lighter is because you polished away the natural toning and the luster. But... NEVER clean or polish a coin if it has any numisic value. The only thing I would advise you to do is rinse the coin in water under the tap.[/QUOTE]
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