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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maggie123, post: 1079001, member: 27401&quot;]i responed earlier to the post on cleaning and melting or whatever.so i ask.this coin had dirt and soil and i washed it wish liquid soap a few times. if i had left it,hum well i knew</p><p>it had potential .so i wanted it to look as sharpe as possible.is it a nice coin? did i do wrong by cleaning it? is it a shame? do museums clean there coins? must we be so judgemental with the cleaning of coins as a non no. i have asked question before im no pro but wanted to learn and ask. and sometime i did not get a response to the question.all i recieved for an answer was hum looks cleaned to me.i have some coins with great potential to look good. but unfortunately. i have not the wealth to buy world grade coins. so i sit in my little happy world hoping to build a collectionm that looks good to me.why is the world of coin collecting so against cleaning. if a coin say is green and horrible,then you can see the potential of howa cleaning would bring out the beauty then why bash it.if you buy an antique car and it has rust</p><p>or a flat or a tore seat .you put it in a car show do you present it with the present condition or do you restore it. on that note tell me what you think of these pics.</p><p>does it look that bad.ok i admit you can see how the cleaning may have leeft a wipe mark but i think its a nice coin and im proud to be the owner.so please if i ask a question</p><p>because i want to learn can someone please help me along with out answering with a commet like&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; HUM LOOKS CLEANED TO ME&nbsp;&nbsp; on the other hand i love the site have made some great friends and have learned alot .i continue to learn and appriciate every comment. so on that note. please comment on this coin, grade with out the fact it was washed..[ATTACH]107155.vB[/ATTACH]&nbsp; &nbsp; [ATTACH]107156.vB[/ATTACH],,[ATTACH]107157.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]107158.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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