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A. NEVER clean a coin! Cleaning a coin takes away the top layer of the metal. Once they become “shiney” they will never have a natural appearance again, and collectors do not want them in their collections. You will have trouble selling cleaned coins and will receive substantially less than if you had left them alone.
