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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1210769, member: 26302&quot;]John,</p><p><br /></p><p>More coins have been ruined, (by a factor of a million), than actually helped by beginners in this hobby. If you ever question what you should do, its always best to do nothing. Even soap and water can: scratch the coin surface, infect the coin with chlorides leading to corrosion, leave har water spots, etc etc. See what I mean? Just do nothing until you can get help on EXACTLY what needs to be done, how, and why from knowledgable collectors. If only all new collectors asked for such help, there would be millions more collectible coins in existence today.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris</p><p><br /></p><p>P.S. Just to warn you, I will be one of the few people here who will tell you yes, a few things done correctly are fine. This is simply because I have done it for years, and also colelct ancients where &quot;cleaning coins&quot; is not only accepted but preferred. I will say this, but only under very strict conditions, since I will admit I have screwed some coins up in the past and know what can safely be done by beginners and what cannot.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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