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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TomCorona, post: 799708, member: 17621&quot;]I&#039;ll save ya some grief with the generic synopsis of what I have surmised from this forum.</p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t ever clean..never, ever, ever, ever. (but you know that already knew that I know but makes no difference...you&#039;ll hear it anyway). </p><p>It you must clean, use acetone.</p><p>People will be able to tell if it was cleaned centuries from now.</p><p>It&#039;s called &quot;conserving&quot;..not cleaning.</p><p>Dipping is not cleaning.</p><p>Paid conservation is acceptable.</p><p>Everything damages coins.</p><p>We can&#039;t tell you what &quot;professional conservationists&quot; use because it&#039;s a secret.</p><p>If you don&#039;t like the appearance of your coins, throw them away, cause you can&#039;t clean &#039;em.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think that about covers it. Good day.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Psst...lighter fluid works great on copper. Silver is dipped routinely...don&#039;t tell anybody I told you..<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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