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Pillar of the Community
  United States
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Panzaldi, not by my hand :-) Spent years testing on worthless silver until I felt comfortable working it on potential value pieces. No abrasives just oil, vibration, Acetone, and a lot of patience. I'll probably work on this piece for a month or so. These photos are after one more round - I tried to get the lighting to match exactly (background). Obverse fields and the rear foot cleared a bit, just need to be in it for the long haul. I do find it interesting that the right field seems to have 'lost' some of it's micro scratches. Now I have to wonder if it has something to do with the way the sound waves move thru the solution and attack the foreign matter.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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its good to hear you didnt cause those. those were the only 2 options really. being in the ground rubbing against abrasive dirt and fine stone was probably the culprit here. still a cool find and it did clean up well.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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You did a good job saving this one. But I think it will still be an EF-40 details, cleaned.
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Valued Member
United States
208 Posts |
I wonder what this one ended up grading as. Personally I think the dark shadows on the reverse around UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and the marks on the obverse still scream dug coin to me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1502 Posts |
Hordfest - never sent it in. Put it in a capsule and filed away. However, update with additional work and a big shout-out to BadThad for VC. Little soak in VC as a final step made a WORLD of difference in my opinion. Here are finals before being capsuled.   |
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Valued Member
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
18687 Posts |
great conservation work on this one. I think a TPG would still detail the coin so putting in a holder and call it a day was the best option. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1502 Posts |
 P...exactly why I ask you folks. Everyone with an opinion called it DETAILS and I fully trust that. Why waste a coupon - pretty coin and a great add to my collection in a capsule. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Stickng with EF details (ED, cleaned).
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
18687 Posts |
to an untrained eye I doubt they would pick up that the coin would detail. there are all kinds of hairlines on the obv that a TPG would catch. it doesn't even look like the same coin so kudo's to you |
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Posted 04/13/2023 2:07 pm
