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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;tradernick, post: 2517390, member: 648&quot;]I know the value of original, undoctored coins.&nbsp; Cleaning by NCS is still cleaning.&nbsp; Using the word &quot;conserving&quot; doesn&#039;t change that.&nbsp; NGC/NCS is in the business to make money and created this service to facilitate that, and at the same time maybe prevent random individuals from harming valuable coins by trying to preserve or enhance them.&nbsp; The very existence of a professional cleaning service sends signals throughout numismatics that cleaning is ok, at least if it&#039;s done by them.&nbsp; They absolutely do encourage people to clean their coins, if only passively.&nbsp; Many times in my shop a customer will tell me it&#039;s ok to clean coins, because NCS does it.&nbsp; I realize that some valuable coins of true historic significance have been &quot;preserved&quot;.&nbsp; My problem is that there&#039;s a trickle down effect.&nbsp; In the last 30 years it&#039;s become more acceptable for people to think it&#039;s ok to clean coins...and that&#039;s a problem for our hobby, industry, and for our future.&nbsp; So when the question is &quot;should I clean my coins&quot;, my answer is always no.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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