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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CoinOKC, post: 83374, member: 2146&quot;]And I say &quot;BRAVO&quot; to that, Speedy!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Each of us set our own parameters for what we collect.&nbsp; I have &quot;cleaned&quot; coins in my collection and, to me, they&#039;re just as interesting as the pristine &quot;uncleaned&quot; coins.&nbsp; In fact, they&#039;re probably MORE interesting.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Let me put it this way (and some people will certainly find this strange):&nbsp; I would like to own a beautiful Mint State example of a 1793 Cent.&nbsp; I would like to hold it and look at it and ponder its history.&nbsp; However, a coin like this will, most likely, have little history except for having been passed from one generation to the next as a keepsake.&nbsp; Were I to own a coin like this, I would pass it along to the next generation who would, undoubtedly, keep it in pristine condition and pass it along to yet another generation.&nbsp; What a boring existence for this coin.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the other hand, however, I would much rather own a worn and scratched (and, yes, even cleaned) circulated example of the same cent.&nbsp; Now, if this coin could tell its history, what a tale it would be!&nbsp; Did Washington or Jefferson use the coin?&nbsp; Or Benedict Arnold?&nbsp; Was the coin used to purchase food that kept a family alive?&nbsp; What great (or evil) men&#039;s pockets did this coin inhabit?&nbsp; What heroic (or dreadful) deeds did this coin help accomplish?&nbsp; And how, after this coin may have circled the earth a hundred times, did it possibly come into my possession?&nbsp; To hold a piece like that in your hand and contemplate its history is truly a link to the past.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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