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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Randy Abercrombie, post: 24885394, member: 92655&quot;]Several years back a young lady inherited a jar of common and worn Mercury dimes from her grandfather who happened to be a heavy smoker. She simply wanted to wash the tobacco residue from her inheritance with dish soap and man, she was given an earful..... There is no way to have a &quot;cleaning coins&quot; thread without raising some ire here. It is a passionate subject.... Frankly, my feel is you can do whatever you wish with what belongs to you. That said, I been collecting since the 1960&#039;s and have never cleaned or altered any coin for fear of creating unintentional damage. We are after all, mere custodians to these little gems..... Just know you will get as many different views here as there are members and approach any level of conservation that you may choose with the upmost caution.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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