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<p>[QUOTE="Kirkuleez, post: 1423405, member: 36864"]For me there are a few answers to your question. First of all, the reason why many of us love the old dirty coins is the history behind the coin. Changing it in any way is to erase that history. Where would the line be drawn? Would drilling a hole in the coin change its history? Probably not, but surely you can see how the coin would be less desirable and therefore worth less than its untampered counterpart.</p><p><br /></p><p>Second, cleaning and polishing is a way to disguise tampering. Removing a mint mark from a 1928 dollar would make it significantly more valuable for instance. The original patina and luster would be a telltale indication of a coin being genuine.</p><p><br /></p><p>Third and most importantly, it just looks ugly. You wouldn't take a valuable antique desk and camouflage it with spray paint and expect it to have the same value as it did before.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kirkuleez, post: 1423405, member: 36864"]For me there are a few answers to your question. First of all, the reason why many of us love the old dirty coins is the history behind the coin. Changing it in any way is to erase that history. Where would the line be drawn? Would drilling a hole in the coin change its history? Probably not, but surely you can see how the coin would be less desirable and therefore worth less than its untampered counterpart. Second, cleaning and polishing is a way to disguise tampering. Removing a mint mark from a 1928 dollar would make it significantly more valuable for instance. The original patina and luster would be a telltale indication of a coin being genuine. Third and most importantly, it just looks ugly. You wouldn't take a valuable antique desk and camouflage it with spray paint and expect it to have the same value as it did before.[/QUOTE]
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