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<p>[QUOTE="BUncirculated, post: 1423481, member: 29581"]It may look shinier, but not better.</p><p><br /></p><p>It would be like taking an original 1861 Springfield musket, and removing the natural patina from the barrel, hammer, trigger, and then stripping and refinishing the walnut stock.</p><p><br /></p><p>No collector wants that in their collection because it's not original, and the value was removed with that patina and is now a damaged piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>Same thing with coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BUncirculated, post: 1423481, member: 29581"]It may look shinier, but not better. It would be like taking an original 1861 Springfield musket, and removing the natural patina from the barrel, hammer, trigger, and then stripping and refinishing the walnut stock. No collector wants that in their collection because it's not original, and the value was removed with that patina and is now a damaged piece. Same thing with coins.[/QUOTE]
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