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New Member
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Pillar of the Community
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New Member
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Thanks Coppercoins. Appreciate the info.  There is so much to learn about coin collecting! Sometimes I feel as if my brain is on overload. 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Error coin writer and researcher.
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Pillar of the Community
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I also think the cent looks cleaned. The surface looks unnatural.
Thanks, Bill
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Pillar of the Community
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Are these errors worth anything? I've seen many of these kinds of minor doubling in my change, but I just spend them. :(
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Pillar of the Community
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Are these errors worth anything? Yes Face value Welcome to both of you to the forum....
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New Member
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You are absolutely correct Foundinrolls, the penny has been cleaned. Okay, don't faint, but yes, I do clean my coins.  Since I collect coins solely for myself for the sheer enjoyment of it and since I absolutely hate touching dirty coins, I have a clean collection.  Okay, let me have it... 
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Bedrock of the Community
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cleaning in the numismatic sense= damage It is one thing to clean common pocket change, but when you clean something that is actually rare or valuable, it decreases the number of good specimens available making that coin more difficult to obtain in an unmolested condition by future collectors. It does not matter that you only collect for "your enjoyment", those coins are a piece of history and will be around long after you have turned to dust- you are merely their caretaker. Also, cleaning is completely different from "conservation" which merely removes surface contamination without disturbing or altering the metal of the coin, usually through the use of organic solvents which do not react with coinage metals. However, if you do not know what you are doing even conservation can be harmful.
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Thank you for the info Biokemist6.  My collection started with pocket change. I assure you that there is nothing rare or valuable in it. I have carefully researched the various methods used to clean coins and I use the toothbrush and toothpaste method.  Just kidding. 
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