Libralabsoldier
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TreasureTales said:Yes, there should be a distintion made between cleaning coins for vending machine use and/or turning into the banks--as opposed to merely washing coins that have any possible collectible value. Collector coins...numismatic coins...should only be washed in soap and water. Other coins--those for your own personal collection of coins or those to be spent or rolled--can be cleaned with chemical compounds. It all depends on what you want to ultimately do with the coins found.
That is exactly the point I was trying to make. Some serious numismatists will not buy a coin that has been cleaned. Go figure. I like my coins in my collection shiny, except for my silver hoard.