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<p>[QUOTE="embermike, post: 1423415, member: 37460"]<font size="2"><font face="arial"></font></font></p><p><font size="2"><font face="arial"><br /></font></font></p><p><font size="2"><font face="arial">How can someone increase profits if cleaning is largely considered to be a negative? </font></font></p><p><font size="2"><font face="arial"><br /></font></font></p><p><font size="2"><font face="arial"></font></font><span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times"><font size="2"><font face="arial"></font></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times"><font size="2"><font face="arial"><br /></font></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times"><font size="2"><font face="arial">I guess that's sort of where I was going with this. If cleaning could be done in a way that does no harm to the surface of the coin, then why not do it? </font></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times"><font size="2"><font face="arial"><br /></font></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times"><font size="2"><font face="arial">I understand the things expressed here, that coins can be seen in a similar way as antique furniture, which likewise you probably would want to restore to a new look. But then again, antique furniture is sometimes restored to a lesser extent. As is artwork. And the value of those things isn't hurt by the restoration. </font></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times"><font size="2"><font face="arial"><br /></font></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times"><font size="2"><font face="arial">I think the stigma in coins just struck me as strange. Coming into this with a background in art, where restorations are common, especially of older, damaged pieces, and also just as a generally unaware coin collecting newbie, the "don't clean" rule seemed strange to me. </font></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222"><font face="Times"></font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="embermike, post: 1423415, member: 37460"][SIZE=2][FONT=arial] How can someone increase profits if cleaning is largely considered to be a negative? [/FONT][/SIZE][COLOR=#222222][FONT=Times][SIZE=2][FONT=arial] I guess that's sort of where I was going with this. If cleaning could be done in a way that does no harm to the surface of the coin, then why not do it? I understand the things expressed here, that coins can be seen in a similar way as antique furniture, which likewise you probably would want to restore to a new look. But then again, antique furniture is sometimes restored to a lesser extent. As is artwork. And the value of those things isn't hurt by the restoration. I think the stigma in coins just struck me as strange. Coming into this with a background in art, where restorations are common, especially of older, damaged pieces, and also just as a generally unaware coin collecting newbie, the "don't clean" rule seemed strange to me. [/FONT][/SIZE] [/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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