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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kanga, post: 355831, member: 9270&quot;]I disagree.</p><p>Removing debris from a coin THAT NEVER WAS AND HAS NOT BECOME an integral part of the coin is like <u>washing</u> a car.</p><p>On the other hand, a car which has been flooded has sustained damage to parts that cannot be removed without changing the integrity of the vehicle (seats are no longer original, etc.)</p><p>If you wash a car prior to its sale, do you consider it dishonest to not mention that?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I disagree.</p><p>If you dip it IN AN APPROPRIATE SOLVENT to remove dirt, that has not changed a coin&#039;s surface.</p><p>All it&#039;s done is <u>expose</u> the surface (equivalent to washing a car.)</p><p>(I consider distilled water and acetone &quot;appropriate solvents&quot;.)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you dip it to remove unsightly toning, then you&#039;ve <u>changed</u> the coin&#039;s surface, and that IS unacceptable and at best gets you an ANACS &quot;DETAIL&quot; slab.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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