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You don't. Anything that alters a coin's current state, even if it's damaged, will almost always make the situation even worse. The idea of "fixing" a coin like you might fix a piece of furniture is frowned upon by collectors.

In fact, "improving" any antique almost always decreases its value unless done by a professional restorer. Watch Antiques Roadshow sometime and see the Keno brothers tell someone who varnished Grampa's old armoire that they just knocked $5,000 off its value.

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