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<p>[QUOTE="AdamL, post: 195485, member: 6029"]<b>Cleaned coins.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>First of all, I agree with the points just made by GDJSMP.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, here is an idea that occurred to me earlier about lightly cleaned coins: It is often said around here "collect what you like" "buy the coin not the slab", etc. And people are usually advised not to expect their coin purchases to turn out to be great investments, because you can't predict where the coin market is going. So, I'm thinking, if a coin was lightly cleaned, and YOU can't tell, and need an "expert" to tell you its cleaned-What is the harm in buying a so-called "problem coin" if YOU like the coin, and are pleased to have it as a part of your collection????? I personally collect purely for pleasure, and I know some of my raw coins are cleaned, and thats fine with me, because you can't tell they're cleaned (most of them anyway). Just a thought.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="AdamL, post: 195485, member: 6029"][b]Cleaned coins.[/b] First of all, I agree with the points just made by GDJSMP. Now, here is an idea that occurred to me earlier about lightly cleaned coins: It is often said around here "collect what you like" "buy the coin not the slab", etc. And people are usually advised not to expect their coin purchases to turn out to be great investments, because you can't predict where the coin market is going. So, I'm thinking, if a coin was lightly cleaned, and YOU can't tell, and need an "expert" to tell you its cleaned-What is the harm in buying a so-called "problem coin" if YOU like the coin, and are pleased to have it as a part of your collection????? I personally collect purely for pleasure, and I know some of my raw coins are cleaned, and thats fine with me, because you can't tell they're cleaned (most of them anyway). Just a thought.[/QUOTE]
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