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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maggie123, post: 1078972, member: 27401&quot;]<b>cleaning</b></p><p><br /></p><p>ok so i have some old canada large cents. they are green with age and it turns my stomach.if i clean them, will they have value as i faintly see good detail under the green crap. or do i let it stay as is and make on its a great coin in that condition...thats why i feel a scattered cleaning is ok. buy an antique car, bring it to a car show with a flat and some dents and rust. or restore it so it looks good, but hey maybe no one will buy it because its not in its 50 year old original state.im fairly new to collecting but when i post a nice pic.ask a question. first thing i get is,not an answer but. hummmmmmmmmm looks cleaned to me..rules And acceptability when it comes to the coin collecting world is one thing but being super picky is another..example look at this pic the coin was washed and cleaned off because of dirt. so is it condemed in some peoples eyes or is it acceptable..sorry i hate typing .but just a thought.observe</p><p>[ATTACH]107152.vB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]107153.vB[/ATTACH] does this look aweful or?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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