Are cleaned medals more acceptable than cleaned coins?

oldabeintx

I've been collecting medals for a few years now. These date from the 18th century. 99% of them are raw. I've run across a number of cleaned copper and bronze medals, which I avoid. However, I'm wondering if these are more acceptable to the medal collecting community than their coin counterparts are to the coin collecting community. I ask because it was, I believe, a common practice for collectors to clean coins at one time. Since medals tend to be "collected" rather than put aside by non-collectors, they would have been less likely to escape a well-intentioned cleaning, perhaps.

Jimnight

I personally would not clean them.

Namvet69

The original patina and aging of medals is just as important IMHO. The original presentation box or case is also valued. Peace Roy

Hemispherical

“The original presentation box or case is also valued.”

Very much agree.

Treashunt

neither