Novice Attempts Cleaning.... Before/After

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Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 05/16/2011 11:39 pm What do they say? Know when enough is enough. I don't have much experience with cleaning yet, but I can say here, that this is one thing that can happen. This first coin I only paid 2.50 for ....my attempt here doesn't bother me too much, though I think I should have just left it alone. Before After This next coin bums me out. I believe I had the opportunity to make it look really nice, even in it's condition, had I just cleaned the high areas and left the light colored sand outlining the images. But no, I had to take it all off. Well live and learn. PS Does anyone know what the first coin is.... I haven't been able to identify it yet. Before After Edited by Doucet 05/16/2011 11:55 pm Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 05/17/2011 12:12 am Not bad, thought the reverse of the first coin looks just a little overcleaned. Report this Post to the Staff
TJsCoins Pillar of the Community United States 3229 Posts	Posted 05/25/2011 03:07 am I am new to coin cleaning also. Thanks for for posting the pics! They are nice coins, over cleaned or not. I find that I am constantly asking myself when to stop or even if I should start. It is difficult to learn from not doing. So sometimes I learn by doing? Glad to know that I am not the only one. Report this Post to the Staff
TJsCoins Pillar of the Community United States 3229 Posts	Posted 05/25/2011 03:08 am I am new to coin cleaning also. Thanks for for posting the pics! They are nice coins, over cleaned or not. I find that I am constantly asking myself when to stop or even if I should start. It is difficult to learn from not doing. So sometimes I learn by doing? Glad to know that I am not the only one. Report this Post to the Staff
Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 05/25/2011 8:09 pm Well, I learned a lesson from cleaning these two that I hopefully won't repeat. By the way are you able to identify the first coin? I don't know what it is. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff
Wikicollecting New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 06/08/2011 11:58 am What impact does cleaning have on value? Any pre- and post-clean valuation stories? Report this Post to the Staff
penny man Pillar of the Community United States 659 Posts	Posted 06/08/2011 2:45 pm well, I know that on more modern coins, it will usually cut the value in half. Report this Post to the Staff
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