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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Randy Abercrombie, post: 3440792, member: 92655&quot;]I been buying and collecting coins since the 1960&#039;s. I took a break mid 1990&#039;s till about five years ago when my son was grown. I readily admit the coins I was purchasing back then were junk. Thing is I was up on the hobby but I don&#039;t remember all the fuss back then about cleaned/damaged coins. In fact I remember talking with a seasoned guy many years ago that told me mid 19th century silver was expected and accepted to be generally cleaned. So I know our views of cleaned coins has evolved over the years, and yes I believe they have changed for the better. Conservation for future generations should be applauded.</p><p><br /></p><p>I said I have a question and it is this.... Were cleaned &amp; dipped coins shunned prior to the advent of the TPG&#039;s? I see some nice pieces displayed here regularly that are or have been cleaned that to my eyes are still attractive coins, yet we avoid them like a person with the flu. Is the current negative view of coin cleaning relatively recent?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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