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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jay4202472000, post: 1642326, member: 42573&quot;]First of all before I start:</p><p><br /></p><p>1)&nbsp; I am fairly new to collecting and searching.</p><p>2)&nbsp; I do not have anything REALLY worth much.</p><p>3)&nbsp; I understand not to and NEVER would clean a rare or expensive coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Can someone explain why it is such a no no to clean coins.&nbsp; I am talking about circulated finds in rolls that are used by collectors on a tight budget to fill a Whitman folder.&nbsp; Lets say Jefferson nickels for example.&nbsp; What I am talking about is not using chemicals or anything.&nbsp; Why is it so wrong to rinse the loose dirt of of a 1948 Jefferson found in a roll?&nbsp; How does getting loose filth off of a coin make it lose value?&nbsp; I would NEVER clean the 1950-D or 1939-D or the 1938-S because they are the keys and all I have heard is not to clean coins.&nbsp; Also, I bought the 50-D and the 39-D BU so they didn&#039;t need dirt removed.&nbsp; I just want to know the basis behind a coin with finger dirt on it being rinsed, not chemically cleaned, automatically dropping the value.&nbsp; Thank all of you in advance for the insight.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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