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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Just Carl, post: 672973, member: 4552&quot;]As to buying a cleaned coin. I purchase many of them and polished ones also. The more harshly cleaned by someone the better. My reasons are in the attempt to restore some of it&#039;s originality. Usually not an easy thing but if the price is right, it&#039;s fun and educational. Polished coins are the most difficult to do anything with as to restorationing. There are those that actually polish coins with metal polishes and a buffing wheel. This makes a coin shine like a mirror and removing such results is chalanging. I fail mosly with Nickels. I&#039;ve made some fantastic restorations with Silver coins though. Mostly I end up spending time with coins on a kitchen window sill for months after miscellaneous solutions to make them look normal. </p><p>Naturally the final results still are cleaned, scratched, etc coins but I end up with something that is a lot better than when I purchased them. None could ever be worth the same as a coin in it&#039;s natural state, but it&#039;s still worth the attempt to try.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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