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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Moen1305, post: 162408, member: 2544&quot;]I find that circulated coins don&#039;t suffer much from a bit of gentle cleaning.&nbsp; Some of them down right deserve it.&nbsp; So much in the way of oils, dirt and even tar foul an otherwise nice looking coin and who wants to put all of that filth into their coin collection containers?&nbsp; Now that we are getting into some grey areas in the clean or don&#039;t clean controversy it doesn&#039;t seem like such a black and white issue anymore.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I can&#039;t see ever dipping a coin to get back some of the original luster.&nbsp; Too much of the surface of the coin is sacrified in the process.&nbsp; I like the aged look of copper coins myself but other may have a different tastes.&nbsp; I have experimented with retoning copper coins and found that the sun will retone a coin rather quickly.&nbsp; Unfortunately it won&#039;t remove scratches or add lost details.&nbsp; If you try this at home, watch out for the crows.&nbsp; Apparently, they collect coins too. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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