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Ultrashiver New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 10/12/2020 10:03 am Hello Experts - I am new to the hobby and I have an Ultra noob cleaning question - I saw a video on numismatics and saw that it is not wise to clean a coin, because it will take away from the value - Is this true? Thanks, Ultra Report this Post to the Staff

MOS0239 Pillar of the Community 1110 Posts	Posted 10/12/2020 10:09 am I'll just sit back and watch on this one! Edited by MOS0239 10/12/2020 10:10 am Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 10/12/2020 10:24 am No problem , I'll take it from here MOS0239 . Absolutely True ! Do Not Ever Clean Coins , The only exception is with Antient coins that are dirt encrusted . Report this Post to the Staff
Safaga Valued Member United States 191 Posts	Posted 10/12/2020 10:40 am Once you become more expereinced, you'll learn there is a distinction between "cleaning" a coin which almost always adversely affects the metal surface and "conserving" a coin which when properly done does not affect the metal surface. Until you learn the difference, the emphatic rule is DON'T. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 10/12/2020 10:45 am Cleaning coins is bad. Conserving coins is good. Learning how to conserve a coin takes education, patience, and a willingness to experiment on some worthless examples. More often than not, the better option is to liquidate the "dirty" coin and put your efforts into acquiring a better example. 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
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 10/12/2020 2:44 pm Cleaning a coin costs it's value to drop by at least 50%. Report this Post to the Staff
Ultrashiver New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 10/12/2020 2:48 pm Thank you, kindly! Report this Post to the Staff
mojomanbob54 Valued Member United States 110 Posts	Posted 10/12/2020 4:49 pm NO Cleaning, Mother will spank Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 10/13/2020 08:08 am The reasons for no cleaning is several different ones. For on e thing cleaning a coin could and usually does remove some of the original metal. Another reason is in most cases cleaning leaves lines on the coins from usually excessive abrasives. Old furniture and oil paintings are similar in this that cleaning could ruin the item. Most antiques are rather best to leave alone. Report this Post to the Staff
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