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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1898685, member: 112&quot;]And that&#039;s exactly the problem with 1 word (that same word) for 2 different things. The misuse of that 1 word confuses people.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is cleaning, and there is harsh (or improper) cleaning - 2 different things !</p><p><br /></p><p>Cleaning is perfectly acceptable, sometimes it is even necessary for the protection of the coin. And it does not decrease the value of a coin. On the contrary, it can sometimes greatly increase the value of a coin. Cleaning is NOT harmful to the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Harsh, or improper cleaning is never acceptable. And it always decreases the value of a coin. Harsh cleaning IS harmful to the coin.</p><p>...........................................................................</p><p><br /></p><p>But when people talk about it, or discuss it, or write about it, they typically only use 1 word - cleaning, or some form of it such as clean, cleaned, cleaning. When that is NOT what they should be saying at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>So yes, rinsing a coin in acetone is most definitely cleaning. So is rinsing a coin in xylene. So is rinsing a coin in distilled water. And so is dipping a coin. They are all forms of cleaning, and <u>if done correctly</u> they do not harm the coin are perfectly acceptable.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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