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Another reason that cleaning is bad, Hello There, is that the process of rubbing or polishing the coin (common when the coin is cleaned) can cause hairline scratches, a good example being the coin here.
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Ouch.  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Besides being cleaned with a wire brush, what is that hanging out of eagles beak ?
makes you wonder why some sellers don't offer returns.
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Pillar of the Community
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So, I guess I shouldn't use this any more   Member ANA and EAC "You got to lose to know how to win". Dream On by Aerosmith |
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Valued Member
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Yikes! Steel wool or a dremel metal brush.
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Pillar of the Community
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The official cleaning tool of lulusmommy10! Osprey, I believe the seller chose that ID name after her son or daughter saw the results of the cleaning effort and exclaimed: "Mom, that coin's a real lulu!"  |
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Quick question that might sound silly.
Why is cleaning coins bad? Possibly the main reason is most methods of cleaning remove part of the original metal of the coin. Coins are metal they tend to combine with gasses like Oxygen creating what many call toning, tarnishing, corroding, etc. When this is removed, the metal that combined with the gas also is removed. Think of it being like sanding down an 500 year old piece of furniture made of wood. Or scrubbing a 300 year old Oil Painting with Paint thinner. It is odd though that some things are cleaned constantly and this helps them. A car, boat, plane, etc. |
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It is odd though that some things are cleaned constantly and this helps them. A car, boat, plane, etc. there is a movement in the car collecting world that a car should be kept 'as found' The thinking (much like with coins) is it is only original once, once it is gone there is no return |
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Extremely rare swirly toning.  |
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So, I guess I shouldn't use this any more Absolutely not. No one uses corded power tools any more. |
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Come on guys,
Original scratched. Cleaned surface!
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Valued Member
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Sandblasting is a lot faster, and gets into a those areas that you can't really reach with steel wool and sandpaper.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I've never tried sandblasting but I used a rock tumbler on a junk Peace dollar. I thought it would get polished the way brass shells do, but instead it had a uniform matte finish. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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That coin would look a lot better with a road rash.
Edited by CoinHuntingDrew
10/03/2015 9:18 pm
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