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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lon Chaney, post: 1423419, member: 29844&quot;]I agree with Post #4.&nbsp; Most collectors want an original surface.&nbsp; That dipped coin up top, the dipped part doesn&#039;t look original, it looks &quot;odd.&quot;&nbsp; Here&#039;s an example of some wheaties that were cleaned:&nbsp; [ATTACH]173546.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>The top two just look very unnatural.&nbsp; The bottom 3 were cleaned with, I imagine, a pencil eraser.&nbsp; You can see the difference.</p><p>Also, cleaning damages the coins underneath the &quot;grime.&quot;&nbsp; That ketchup is very acidic, and can eat away at the coin.&nbsp; This may take years, but it affects it.&nbsp; And the pencil eraser can leave abrasions.&nbsp; These may only be visible under magnification, but they are still there.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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