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Bedrock of the Community
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I'd just leave that awesome coin alone. It adds to the authenticity of it never having been cleaned and nothing is going to get worse in the next 50 years.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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If it was my coin I would let a professional restoration service do their magic on this piece . Is there any crud on the reverse ?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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New Member
 United States
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No crud on the reverse, at least not globs of crud anyway.
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Valued Member
United States
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Wow that's a nice coin!  X 1,000,000 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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nice coin thanks for sharing , if you don't clean it will it eat into the coin ?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3184 Posts |
Why send it to PCGS? Send it to the NGC restoration, they do great work and maybe they might give you a discount due to them slabbing it like that.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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To me it is still cleaning. It is missing a layer metal when they conserve a coin:  Seems like it would not be a MS coin anymore in my eyes. To me it is better to leave them un-altered. |
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Really I just used PCGS as an example. Honestly I don't have intentions right now or sending it off to anyone. Was more curious about the restoration process and how it affects the grade and overall appearance. Yea I would probably send it to NGC since they graded the coin to begin with.
The coin is actually a fairly strong AU58 and it's just the pictures not doing the condition justice.
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New Member
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See Coop that's why I am asking because I agree with you if that's the end result of being restored. I wouldn't want it stripped raw again or the brown removed. I was thinking more of a wooden toothpick gently removing the grime not a full blown sandblasting LOL.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It is beautiful the way it is. A coin like this, even if conserved will still be an AU 58 BN.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That is a very nice coin to own!  I don't have much faith in the third party grading companies, and wouldn't want to take a chance on it coming back with a cleaned look to it. I would leave it alone or attempt to improve it myself, but I'm kind of crazy that way.  |
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New Member
United States
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Maybe I should just crack it out and go old school with the pencil eraser. Just Kidding Just Kidding
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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An altered coin can loose a lot of value to a collector. So I would enjoy what you have and not have regrets after you alter your coin. To much to loose of a valuable coin.
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