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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cdcda, post: 11880, member: 941&quot;]There have been several threads on this forum discussing the cleaning of coins. In every case, numerous members have responded to the question of &quot;to clean or not to clean&quot; with a resounding no.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now I would like to take a moment to drive the point home by showcasing the effects of cleaning on an 1878-CC Morgan Dollar I recently picked up. The links below show the obverse and reverse of this CC Morgan Dollar. This dollar has been dipped to remove what was probably unattractive toning, or possibly just to return it to the &quot;white&quot; state that in the past was more popular. As a result the coin has lost most of its original lustre and, although it still has a little of the original &quot;cartwheel&quot; left it does not have the brilliance. And, it has the dull grey appearance of cleaned coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Were this coin never dipped, it most likely would have made MS65 and been worth around $1800 or so. In its current condition, not only is it a more difficult sale, but it will most likely sell for $1,200 less!</p><p><br /></p><p>So, in this particular case the collector or dealer that dipped this coin reduced the value of this beautiful CC Morgan by over 65%!!!!!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.cdcda.org/Coins/1878_cc_obv.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cdcda.org/Coins/1878_cc_obv.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.cdcda.org/Coins/1878_cc_obv.jpg</a></p><p><a href="http://www.cdcda.org/Coins/1878_cc_rev.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cdcda.org/Coins/1878_cc_rev.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.cdcda.org/Coins/1878_cc_rev.jpg</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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