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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mynamespat, post: 3033767, member: 83738&quot;]My angst is not directed at you, moreover towards those in this thread offering less-than-sound advice.&nbsp; You asked a question and are taking the information in, nothing wrong there. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If you spend more time reading this forum, you will learn that many of those who have stated, &quot;do not clean.&quot; are not against coin conservation.&nbsp; IN fact, I would say that coin conservation is <i>a passion</i> of [USER=24314]@Insider[/USER].&nbsp; If you truly want to learn more about when and how a coin should be cleaned, read some of his backposts on the topic.&nbsp; (Once you get past the smilies and colorful text) He has shared a plethora of knowledge collected thru experience.&nbsp; Unfortunately many, many, many inherited collections are harshly cleaned and polished in an attempt to increase value for potential sale.&nbsp; It&#039;s just human nature to want to make things bright and shiny.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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