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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 611525, member: 2972&quot;]It&#039;s not that one is &quot;good&quot; and the other is &quot;bad&quot;.&nbsp; Both have their advantages.&nbsp; However, with natural oil/patina that a coin gains through circulation doesn&#039;t tend to migrate off the coin like liquid oils commonly used today.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>For instance, I have a 1798 large cent I&#039;ve posted to this forum many times that has never been oiled in its life, and guess what?&nbsp; It&#039;s perfectly stable.&nbsp; Now if I were to brush it and add oil to that coin (which would remove the existing oils) and then stop oiling it, and you now have a fresh, reactive surface that will not look real good in 10 or 15 years.</p><p><br /></p><p>Again, please don&#039;t take my word for it, ask your copper contacts and report back what you find....Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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