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Originally Posted by CamaroCPA
Genuinely curious: would someone explain why cleaning the tarnish off this trophy not be considered that cardinal sin of removing the patina from any other antique, thereby reducing its value?! (It's beautiful by the way!) Thanks!
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All you ever hear on Antiques Roadshow is "don't clean, don't clean, don't clean"....
except when it comes to silver. I have no idea why. Come to think of it, I think the experts are OK with cleaning brass, too.