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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 1105442, member: 15929&quot;]My opinion is to &quot;wipe away&quot;. Just be sure that your microfiber cloth doesn&#039;t pick up some grit or you will scratch your coins.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As for the &quot;never wipe&quot; crowd, thats fine with me as there is also a &quot;never dip&quot; crowd and truth be told, its an experience thing. Somethings should never be wiped (i.e. silver proofs, copper proofs) while others are ok (cn clad proofs) provided the wiping cloth is soft and free of contaminents. I have scratched my glasses in the past using a handkerchief or some other soft cloth (cotton tee shirt) to clean them which had unseen grit in it (them).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Dipping falls into the same category. Some coins should never be dipped (i.e. circulated silver and all copper) while other coins really need it (i.e. badly toned uncirculated coins).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Both really fall into the experience of the collector who should be willing to understand that such activities could go terribly wrong.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Now while I say its ok to wipe or dip, I would never even consider such things for a coin I was heavily invested in but would not have a second thought about an inexpensive coin I&#039;d received for free provided it really needed it.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Receiving your mother&#039;s collection from many years ago would probably fall into that category provided she hadn&#039;t inadvertantly collected some extremely valuable die variety.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>IMO, there are only hard, fast rules for beginners. Folks that have experience in handling and dealing with coins know that the exercising of these rules is subject to the experience of the collector.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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