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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;900fine, post: 1211468, member: 6036&quot;]Welcome, John ! I&#039;m sure you&#039;ll enjoy the forum.</p><p><br /></p><p>This thread truly illustrates how great this internet forum is. Everyone is truly acting in your best interests when they say </p><p><br /></p><p><b><font size="6">PLEASE DO NOT CLEAN YOUR COINS!!!!!!</font></b> </p><p><br /></p><p>One might say &quot;Why not ? I polish grandma&#039;s silverware, why not coins ?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Long story, but basically many coins are ruined by harsh, scrubbing, abrasive action during &quot;cleaning&quot;. It leaves awful scratches and hairlines. Although the coin is &quot;nice and shiny&quot;, it&#039;s also very <b>unnatural</b>. Coin aficionados prefer the natural &quot;old school&quot; patina and <b>original </b>skin.</p><p><br /></p><p>For us, cleaning a coin is like screeching fingernails on a blackboard. It&#039;s awful.</p><p><br /></p><p>Again, <font size="4"><b>WELCOME !!! </b></font>Keep asking questions. I have found people here to be very helpful without being &quot;know-it-all&quot; or condescending. They have been very patient with me; I credit them with teaching me much.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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