Posted 04/11/2023 02:30 am
A large number of coins in my collection have been cleaned.
- How come?
My first numismatic love is for ancient coins.
Just about all ancient coins have been recovered from ground burial at some time or other, and in almost every case, they need cleaning,
As a follow on, I don't mind collecting modern coins that have been cleaned
- provided that a good job has been done, and
- provided the price is right, consistent with the market for cleaned modern coins.
I agree that it foolish in most cases to clean any modern coin,
because a very large value reduction happens when they have been cleaned.
I sometimes take advantage of this, if such a coin is marked down below it's true cleaned value.
- How come?
My first numismatic love is for ancient coins.
Just about all ancient coins have been recovered from ground burial at some time or other, and in almost every case, they need cleaning,
As a follow on, I don't mind collecting modern coins that have been cleaned
- provided that a good job has been done, and
- provided the price is right, consistent with the market for cleaned modern coins.
I agree that it foolish in most cases to clean any modern coin,
because a very large value reduction happens when they have been cleaned.
I sometimes take advantage of this, if such a coin is marked down below it's true cleaned value.
