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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Russell Davis, post: 1800991, member: 57497&quot;]Good afternoon all,</p><p><br /></p><p>As a new enthusiast, I have a seemingly simple question. Should a coin be cleaned or left alone?</p><p><br /></p><p>I have happened across an old Whitman book of Indian Head pennies that have been partially cleaned. It must have been done by a kid or something because the only word to describe them is Ugly. It appears as though they were left in the book and only the center of the obverse was cleaned leaving a horrible looking blackish ring around the perimeter of the coins. My limited understanding is that this renders them practically valueless to most collectors.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, do I carefully clean them or leave them as they are. The only other thing I can think of is (tongue.in cheek) is to bury them in the back yard for a year or two to &#039;crummy&#039; them up a bit. If the consensus is to clean them, which methodology should be employed to minimize further damage to these pieces?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for any advice offered.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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