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sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 06/10/2015 09:15 am All ancient coins, recovered from earth burial, need to be cleaned. Report this Post to the Staff
Misterpostman Valued Member Australia 208 Posts	Posted 06/10/2015 09:39 am I would not clean a RARE coin, but I have cleaned dark, blotchy, and stained silver coins that I have gotten cheap, to make them look average instead of ugly. Baking soda, hot water, aluminum foil. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 06/10/2015 6:24 pm If a coin has something on it which if left on it will damage the coin it should be carefully and properly cleaned off. A coin with ACTIVE corrosion needs to be cleaned to stop further damage from occurring. The reason we trumpet so frequently and loudly DO NOT CLEAN YOUR COINS! is because if you don't know what you are doing it is very easy to do more damage to the coin. People new to the hobby (or just passing through) rarely know proper conservation techniques so they need to be stopped before they do damage to their coins. Once they have absorbed the mantra "Do not clean" then they can be carefully taught proper conservation. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 06/11/2015 08:59 am For me and at my age I just don't want to spend what time is left cleaning a coin. I'll just look for and buy what I like whether cleaned or not. For me it's all just a hobby. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188342 Posts	Posted 06/11/2015 5:25 pm Quote: If a coin has something on it which if left on it will damage the coin it should be carefully and properly cleaned off. A coin with ACTIVE corrosion needs to be cleaned to stop further damage from occurring. The reason we trumpet so frequently and loudly DO NOT CLEAN YOUR COINS! is because if you don't know what you are doing it is very easy to do more damage to the coin. People new to the hobby (or just passing through) rarely know proper conservation techniques so they need to be stopped before they do damage to their coins. Once they have absorbed the mantra "Do not clean" then they can be carefully taught proper conservation. Worth repeating. 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
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