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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2772442, member: 19463&quot;]Medical professionals treat some patients with drugs and others with surgery.&nbsp; They value their ability to sort which is which.&nbsp; Lawyers encourage some to sue and some to settle; some to go to trial and some to plea.&nbsp;&nbsp; They value their ability to sort which is which.&nbsp; Soldiers shoot some people and protect others.&nbsp;&nbsp; They value their ability to sort which is which.&nbsp; Stock traders buy some and sell others.&nbsp; They value their ability to sort which is which.&nbsp; Practitioners from each of these groups decide they want to clean coins and expect there to be a simple answer that fits every lump of dirt.&nbsp; Go figure. </p><p><br /></p><p>Risk evaluation seems to be a part of everything.&nbsp; How you play depends on what you are willing to lose. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am require to point out for the ten thousandth time that <i>cleaning</i> ancient coins and <i>collecting</i> ancient coins are two completely different hobbies.&nbsp; They are related in the same way as piloting a plane and buying a ticket on a plane.&nbsp; I do not participate in cleaning coins as a hobby.&nbsp; Many of you feel the same way about my side hobby of photographing coins but I very rarely destroy a coin while photographing it.&nbsp; Participate in the hobby of your choice. I would be happier if Coin Talk had a separate group for cleaners (Forvm Ancients does!).&nbsp; Considering what it took to get us separated from collectors of modern world coins, I&#039;ll not be suggesting that![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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