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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rick, post: 59382, member: 1235&quot;]no, the damage is rather immediate.&nbsp; Most cleaning will leave hairlines all over the coins surface, when you see a bunch of hairline scratchs all running one direction, it&#039;s a dead giveaway that the coin has been cleaned.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I&#039;ve heard - and I will stress HEARD - that cleaned coins are more distastful to american collectors than many other national markets, much like high grade Mint State conditions...&nbsp; American collectors put a lot of stock in higher grades, so the prices spike dramatically as you get MS-67 and up - or so it seems.&nbsp; That&#039;s beside the point, I guess.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Cleaned coins do not retain their natural appeal.&nbsp; Their appearance has been artificially changed.&nbsp; Toning is removed or ruined, etc.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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