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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;foundinrolls, post: 83465, member: 4350&quot;]Hi,</p><p>Just a thought as it is probable that several of us have had to do this before.&nbsp; On occasion, we find ourselves in a position where selling a coin or two, or three is something we have to do, not something we want to do.&nbsp; So even though we are collectors, we sometimes have to consider what will sell and what won&#039;t sell in the way we treat our coins.&nbsp; A majority of the collecting public seems to be&nbsp; interested in uncleaned coins. Of course, many people buy coins thinking that they are uncleaned but they have been cleaned anyway, but that is beside the point.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I&#039;ve sold coins,&nbsp; no offense to dealers, I find that the first words out of their mouths when a coin has in fact been cleaned are, &quot;I can&#039;t give you full price for this, It&#039;s been cleaned&quot; .&nbsp; I therefore find that coins in as original condition as they can be hold their value better in the current market.&nbsp; That has some value to me.&nbsp; If people eventually tend toward coins that are &quot;preserved&quot; or &quot;conserved&quot; (ancy terms for cleaning) Then I&#039;ll change my stance with respect to buying coins that I may consider selling at some point.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for a person&#039;s preferences when collecting, There are some great bargains to be found if a coin has been carefully and not abrasively cleaned.&nbsp; So for those folks who like a great looking coin like the IHC here, That&#039;s fine.&nbsp; I do like the looks of a coin that has not been cleaned though.&nbsp; It&#039;s just a matter of taste.</p><p><br /></p><p>Have Fun,</p><p>Bill[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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