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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2920905, member: 24314&quot;]352sdeer, posted: &quot;I’m sorry I have a different opinion than some on the use of coin care and other acid based cleaners.&nbsp; Go to a show and ask a dealer that sells that crap if he would dip his personal coins I’ll bet he’d laugh in your face.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #b300b3">Fortunately, I have never had that experience - ever. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span> </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #b300b3">We all have opinions.&nbsp; Please understand that a majority of your opinions have been discussed, refuted, and buried with the trash UNTIL the next long-time, self-educated, &quot;ex-pert&quot; coin whiz joins CT and pulls the stake out of the dead vampire so he can roam the site sucking in the newbies.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span></p><p><span style="color: #b300b3"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #b300b3">Can&#039;t you read?&nbsp; You don&#039;t know what you are talking about.&nbsp; Coin Care, chemical dips, baking soda, etc is used every day by professional way above your limited experience to clean coins and you and most of us cannot tell anything was done!&nbsp; </span></p><p><span style="color: #b300b3"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #b300b3">Let me put this another way:</span></p><p><span style="color: #b300b3"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #b300b3"><b>You don&#039;t know what you are talking about.&nbsp; Coin Care, chemical dips, baking soda, etc is used every day by professional way above your limited experience to clean coins and you and most of us cannot tell anything was done!</b></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>He’d just buy nicer specimens.&nbsp; <span style="color: #b300b3">Unfortunately, many dealers a limited to what comes in the door.</span>&nbsp; I’ll leave it lie. <span style="color: #b300b3">Good, I agree and so will I</span>. It’s just that everyone I know local that collects coins would NEVER USE THOSE PRODUCTS. It’s just unethical to do so around here in the <b>Seattle area</b> <span style="color: #b300b3">Oh, that explains everything!</span> at least with the collectors I know. They just save up and buy better specimens. I wouldn’t even tell my friends I dipped for fear that I would loose respect in their eyes.</p><p><br /></p><p>About me being a fly speck hey I did not disrespect ANYONE. Why dis me? I’ve been collecting coins since 1968 I think I know a bit. I’m just old school and a bit crabby. I don’t have all the book Knowledge others have but I’ve been in the numismatic trenches for a LONG time. Seen a lot of Lincolns.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #b300b3">I was fortunate to climb out of the &quot;trenches&quot; in the 1960&#039;s and educated myself with the help of the ANA.&nbsp; If you are not a member, you may wish to join.&nbsp; I believe they have given coin seminars in your area.&nbsp; </span></p><p><span style="color: #b300b3"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #b300b3">As I wrote before, Welcome to CT.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie14" alt=":angelic:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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