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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SteveInTampa, post: 1185493, member: 27107&quot;]I 100% agree 99% of the time. I know absolutely <b>ZERO</b> about restoring the round, metal discs, but I have read countless articles about restoring, cleaning, or as some collectors/dealers refer to it, &quot; <b>doctoring</b> &quot; paper currency. Let me start with a photo courtesy of the Whitman Encyclopedia of U.S.Paper Money by Q.David Bowers;</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt47/mbwizkid/scan0014-17.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not certain how long the BEP laundered notes, but as it says &quot;thousands per hour&quot;, there must have been a <b>huge</b> amount of large-size currency cleaned by the manufacturer, and returned to circulation. I have experimented myself on common, modern-era, dirty, low denomination, circulated notes in a home process described in detail by Q.David Bowers himself and the results are amazing. <b>PLEASE</b>, keep in mind that the notes I cleaned were for experimentation purposes only, and <b>never</b> for profit. I occasionally donate or give away notes, and do not sell notes in my collection. The formula for cleaning an ordinary dirty note is really quite simple. Ivory bar soap,(softened) and cold water, dried between paper towels in a thick book. I do not advocate cleaning notes, <b>but</b> if you have a dirty note in your personal collection and want to improve it&#039;s face appearance, with no regard to original paper quality, and absolutely no intent of selling the note, then I see no harm. I&#039;ll give you an example of <b>before</b> and <b>after</b> ;</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt47/mbwizkid/scan0011-9.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt47/mbwizkid/scan0386.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>If you covet original/exceptional paper quality, <b>do not clean your notes !!!</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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