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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dreamer94, post: 281961, member: 6449&quot;]See Oct 8th <i>Coin World</i>.&nbsp; There&#039;s an article by Eric von Klinger entitled &quot;No such thing as &#039;uncleaning&#039; coins&quot; because any kind of abrasive cleaning actually removes metal from the coin.&nbsp; von Klinger says that the &quot;battleship grey&quot; tone is due to metal flow lines from die striking which can&#039;t be reproduced if they are disturbed.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Cleaned coins can be retoned, but the surface cannot be restored.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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