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TPG's offer professional conservation on coins for an additional charge. You first need to figure out what the coins value will be once conserved and slabbed. As a general rule a coin needs a retail value after slabbing of $100-$150 and that does not include the extra charge for conserving. Best to post some good photos of what you want slabbed for us to see and give our opinions. John1  |
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Good advice from all. How about some pics?  to the CCF! |
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Don't clean those coins. And as a general rule it will not pay to have them graded.
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Would love to see pictures of your coins. But Ijn and John1 said it best, do NOT clean the coins yourself - you can ruin and intrinsic value the coins may hold as they are right now. PCGS, NGC, and ANACS offer professional conservation that will preserve your coins without destroying them.
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Pillar of the Community
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What everyone above said. If the coins are "dirty" and if they have value, best would be to send them to Anacs and pay the flat conservation fee for all of them. They will all get "conversed" and you'll have a none details coin.
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Interested to see photos of the coins in question.
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
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Do not clean your coins, especially if you are new to this business. Collectors don't like cleaned coins.
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Valued Member
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Add me to the list of those who think you shouldn't clean your coins.
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Pillar of the Community
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Surprised there weren't any responses to this after you posted pictures, but I'll chime in. Most people set a minimum value that a coin must be worth in order to make it worthwhile to pay for the certification. For some, that's $100, and for others, $200 or more. Most likely, the cost of certification will be more than the value of these coins (NGC '76 Ike at MS65 is probably a $25 coin and the Washingtons are less), so you are probably better off just saving them in your album or however you keep your coins.
Now of course there are other reasons that some people get their coins certified. Perhaps it is a special sentimental piece that you want to conserve even though it isn't worth a lot. Or, some people want an entire set/collection that is all certified for aesthetics or to compete in a registry. However, in terms of a value proposition, it isn't worth getting these coins graded. Just my 2 cents.
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Russian Federation
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I will also insert my 5 kopecks.
captaincoffee,right. It will be cheaper for you to buy these coins already certified. Sending them to NGC will take you a lot of time and money, and each of your coins will cost you a very tidy sum in total. So keep these coins raw. In the future you will still find coins that you want to evaluate, just be patient.
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I very much enjoy working on coins to improve their condition. However it is not a quick or easy skill to learn. Nor does it have much of a payback for coins worth less than $1K. Your time is better spent training for the NBA, the Indy 500 or becoming a Rock Star. Still, none of my TPG submissions have come back in a body bag. This effort took about 7 hours and converted a 10 cent coin into a 20 cent coin. Do you really want to go down that road?  |
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Wow! Went from looking like a chicken to a proud eagle! Awesome work!
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Posted 05/10/2022 08:30 am
do not clean any coin. I suggest watching this video which was recently posted in this forum
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