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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;National dealer, post: 21446, member: 487&quot;]You have to take into consideration that cleaning wasn&#039;t always a taboo. Many of the finest coins have had some form of cleaning over the life of the coin. </p><p>It is harsh cleaning that makes the value significantly fall. </p><p>In most of the other fine collectibles it is considered proper to restore or conserve the piece. If you take a look at the grading companies that now offer conservation services, you can see that the trend is making its way to coins. </p><p>Of course the hard and fast rule is Never clean a coin. This only applies to those of us who do not know how to do it properly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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