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New Member
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The conservation fee is only 11 bucks plus the shipping and handling fee. Could have saved a step if I knew while they had it already. Right now, my plan is to hang on to it. Not really into this for profit and don't mind spending a few extra bucks to protect a nice coin.
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Pillar of the Community
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Right now, my plan is to hang on to it. Not really into this for profit and don't mind spending a few extra bucks to protect a nice coin. I agree in a lot of ways. It will eventually get more costly to encapsulate and meanwhile the coin has more chances for issues to happen and diminish the value. I wouldn't wait too long to conserve it because it may be harder to accomplish, the longer it is untreated. Congrats again. Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
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New Member
United States
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Got this back from NGC today. MS 64 is good?   |
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United States
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Your photos are too blurry. Can you see an improvement after conservation? Do you know what the current retail value is? How much are you into the coin,total? Where did you find the coin? John1  |
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United States
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Sorry about the blurry pictures. I can definitely see improvement in the appearance after conservation. I found this coin in circulation many years ago and just recently renewed my interest in collecting. Best I can tell by the Red Book, the value says 350 X (3 to 5). I decided to send it off to basically protect the coin and have just a little over $100 into this one. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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That was about the time when the mint employee was striking funny money. But they finally caught him.
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New Member
United States
15 Posts |
Now I am thinking I have a couple really nice Morgans that may benefit from conservation as well.
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United States
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Got this back from NGC today. MS 64 is good? Very nice!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I've seen one of their conserved coins. looked like a bad cleaning job to me:  Did they help it, or ruin it? To me they ruined it. They removed the mint surfaces trying to remove the spots. Some things you should not do to a coin. Alter them. I wouldn't want to be the one bought this one. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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And the spots are still there.
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Valued Member
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
To a true coin collector, the original finishes are more desirable. Altered surfaces to them is terrible. What NGC did to this coin was not nice, but undesirable. It would have been better off before the conservation. Send to PCGS and it would be body bagged. Sometimes things should be left alone. To an unseasoned collector they may think it is nice. But not to me. This image came from another forum years ago. I saved it to show that even professionals can ruin coins also.
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Moderator
United States
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On ebay it looks like the value would be around $200,so you are good. I could not find an exact match. FYI: Red Book values are about 20% too high across the board. John1 |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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John1: I only buy a Red Book every few years. (current one 2008) That is my way of reducing Red books prices. LOL Edited by coop
03/07/2020 7:52 pm
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