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1939-1946 medal- needs clean

limericklad87 · 2012-10-24 16:54:22

hey guys, new to this so was looking for some advice on this. Whats the etiquette on cleaning old medals. I got a 1939-1936 emergency medals which is a bit tarnished ,both the ribbon and the medal itself need a bit of a clean up. Whats normally done?

24-10-2012 4:54pm

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limericklad87

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hey guys,

new to this so was looking for some advice on this.

Whats the etiquette on cleaning old medals. I got a 1939-1936 emergency medals which is a bit tarnished ,both the ribbon and the medal itself need a bit of a clean up.

Whats normally done?

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#2 24-10-2012 10:07pm

limericklad87

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Upon further reading it seems cleaning the medal takes from it. Unlikely I'll clean it

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#3 25-10-2012 6:52am

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Yes, don't clean it! It will decrease in value otherwise.

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