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<p>[QUOTE="green18, post: 3933985, member: 10103"]Not a danged thing wrong with working with your hands. When I got out of school I wound up driving a truck for thirty years. I loved working out in the elements.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, back to subject. When I was a lad, my father showed me an 'Oregon Trail' commemorative that he had cleaned with Tarn-x. Yes it was bright and shinny, and at the time I admired it, with its' mercury like appearance. But at that time I lacked the knowledge or experience to appreciate the original 'skin' of the coin. Anything original about the coin had been wiped out. It was nothing but a brilliant disk exhibiting no character at all. It lacked life and luster, but to a youngster, it was appealing. would you ever consider 'cleaning' something like this?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1036883[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Don't mess with original skin........[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="green18, post: 3933985, member: 10103"]Not a danged thing wrong with working with your hands. When I got out of school I wound up driving a truck for thirty years. I loved working out in the elements. Now, back to subject. When I was a lad, my father showed me an 'Oregon Trail' commemorative that he had cleaned with Tarn-x. Yes it was bright and shinny, and at the time I admired it, with its' mercury like appearance. But at that time I lacked the knowledge or experience to appreciate the original 'skin' of the coin. Anything original about the coin had been wiped out. It was nothing but a brilliant disk exhibiting no character at all. It lacked life and luster, but to a youngster, it was appealing. would you ever consider 'cleaning' something like this? [ATTACH=full]1036883[/ATTACH] Don't mess with original skin........[/QUOTE]
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