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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;steve63, post: 2313107, member: 76463&quot;]Yes, I know cleaning any coin of value is a no-no so I don&#039;t clean any rare or key date coins.&nbsp; But in addition to building my regular collection of not-cleaned coins, I also save every pre-1982 penny I find.&nbsp; I leave the wheats alone, but for the Lincolns (59 thru 81) that are grimy and the date is difficult to make out, I will soak them in vinegar to remove the grime and make the date clearer.&nbsp; Given the large mintages for Lincoln cents of all years between 1959 and 1981 I don&#039;t think they will ever have collector value at least in my lifetime.&nbsp; I&#039;m just thinking that someday the ban on melting copper will be lifted and I might be able to sell them just for the value of the copper (which is already 3 times the face value of them).&nbsp; I&#039;m just wondering if soaking them in vinegar does any damage to them that might make them of no value even for melting the copper at some point in the future.&nbsp; Any idea if I am making a mistake by cleaning them this way if my only purpose is to possibly sell them for melting some day?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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