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hfjacinto Pillar of the Community United States 7292 Posts	Posted 10/04/2019 7:27 pm Bobby You make sense, and I agree with you. There are lots of things that can hurt a coin, what I'm saying is that we as collectors need to evaluate whether the damage done is worth it to us. There are many cleaned coins, I myself won't shun them, others will. In the end it's a hobby and because someone gets "detail" coins isn't a reason to put them down. Now I for one try not to purchase details high grade coins but for a circulated low cost set, I'm fine with it. I think some posters just go over the top with a cleaned coin, it might not be for you but for others it's fine. My Slabbed Dansco 7070 with Gold Page My Slabbed IHC Set My Slabbed 20th Century Type Set Report this Post to the Staff
hfjacinto Pillar of the Community United States 7292 Posts	Posted 10/04/2019 7:29 pm And it depends on the Brillo pad :) I've seen some grungy Brillo pads My Slabbed Dansco 7070 with Gold Page My Slabbed IHC Set My Slabbed 20th Century Type Set Report this Post to the Staff
Webs Valued Member United States 88 Posts	Posted 10/04/2019 8:43 pm But if you use a Brillo pad, won't it then be Brillo Uncirculated? Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7955 Posts	Posted 10/04/2019 8:46 pm If the coin is only for your own pleasure, do whatever you want that enhances your enjoyment of the coin. Scrub it with a brillo pad, dip it in chemicals, roast it in an oven. These are all perfect options. If the coin is to be sold, it is best to not clean it. Very simple. Edited by tdziemia 10/04/2019 8:49 pm Report this Post to the Staff
bobby131313 Forum Dad United States 24171 Posts	Posted 10/04/2019 9:01 pm Quote: But if you use a Brillo pad, won't it then be Brillo Uncirculated? Yes, Brillo Uncirculated.... Shop CCF Members on eBay. Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7955 Posts	Posted 10/04/2019 9:08 pm She is beautiful! To somebody. Report this Post to the Staff
hfjacinto Pillar of the Community United States 7292 Posts	Posted 10/04/2019 9:27 pm If she was cheap I would take her home! My Slabbed Dansco 7070 with Gold Page My Slabbed IHC Set My Slabbed 20th Century Type Set Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7955 Posts	Posted 10/04/2019 9:34 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Webs Valued Member United States 88 Posts	Posted 10/04/2019 11:48 pm It is actually painful to look at a Morgan that looks like that Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16845 Posts	Posted 10/05/2019 03:16 am The other thing to remember in terms of using soap, brushes, etc is the complexity that a real world situation brings to the event. In an ideal world, a soft brush should logically not damage a hard metal coin much (though there will of course be some friction damage). But in the real world, one does not apply pure soap and pure water to a perfectly clean brush, and a perfectly clean coin. At the very least there is, presumably, dirt of some kind on the coin, that you are hoping to remove with the soap and brush. What's in that "dirt"? Nobody knows. Are there fine grains of sand in the dirt? There probably is, if it's "environmental" dirt. If so, then scrubbing at it with a brush will be like scrubbing the coin with sandpaper. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 10/05/2019 12:07 pm I say clean all your coins with strong acids, wire wheels, sand paper, etc. This will make all my coins worth so much more. The thing to remember is what ever you do to a coin may actually remove some of the original metal. And that is about the worst of it. Report this Post to the Staff
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