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freddo30 Valued Member 299 Posts	Posted 05/06/2019 4:25 pm Unearthed my 1964 printing of the 1949 "Coin Collecting Merit Badge Series Boy Scouts of America". Page 34, "Caring for Your Coins" reads to wit : "Once you get an addition for your collection clean it. You can wash it with baking soda and water ..." Should have been "demerit badge" ; a bunch of 12 year olds gone wild on Grandpa's coins with Arm and Hammer. Report this Post to the Staff

Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 7076 Posts	Posted 05/06/2019 4:44 pm That's the scouts for you....I guess better at how to start a campfire.. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189603 Posts	Posted 05/06/2019 4:47 pm I seem to remember reading something like that when I got my merit badge (circa 1980). Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/06/2019 5:01 pm Well that explains a lot! Report this Post to the Staff
ty88ty2 Pillar of the Community United States 772 Posts	Posted 05/06/2019 5:32 pm I physically cringed reading that. Report this Post to the Staff
CitationSquirrel Pillar of the Community United States 1026 Posts	Posted 05/06/2019 5:38 pm Literally just did a face palm. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 05/06/2019 7:28 pm Almost all ancient coins, when they are recovered from burial, need cleaning. Almost all other coins never require cleaning. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 05/11/2019 08:04 am Please note the date of that. Back then everyone said to clean your coins. Gas for your cars had Lead in them back then too. Was no cures for many forms of illness. You could sit on a porch without getting shot. You could walk down streets at night safely. Lots of stuff was different then. Report this Post to the Staff
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