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Rest in Peace
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Well done. And I agree that this isn't cleaning; it is, as you wrote, restoration.
Thanks for sharing the photos and information.
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Pillar of the Community
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Great Job! Conserved, not cleaned. Cleaning makes a coin worse. Conserving makes it better.
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Valued Member
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Looks great! I need to learn how to do that. I've got a couple that could really use some restoration.
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Looks great! I need to learn how to do that. I've got a couple that could really use some restoration. Consider that very carefully. This is, I think, the first time in 7 years and over 11,000 posts that I've congratulated someone for doing something this invasive to a coin. |
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Pillar of the Community
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I am amazed! Congatulations on bringing this one back to life.
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Pillar of the Community
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David,
I appreciate that compliment. I do not advocate what I've done for any antiquity including coins. I have been working with dug coins and artifacts since 1989. I know my limitations. Seek help from this forum before attempting a coin repair.
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I will SsuperDdave. I have one that looks just like the one he treated here, and I don't care if someone thinks it's cleaned afterwards. It's not one that would fetch much money anyway.
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Dave  , I think I'll start the MDS Semi-Professional Coin Restoration Service. Articsparky, Post pics Edited by mds308
01/21/2013 9:04 pm
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I think I'll start the MDS Semi-Professional Coin Restoration Service. Regrettably, I won't be a patron as I own a Dremel and can therefore perform all required operations myself. |
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I'll need a Dremel for house calls. Thanks for reminding me.
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Valued Member
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This is one that needs something done. I don't know what caused this but if I can do what you did, I'll do it.  |
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What is strange, is the reverse looks mint condition.
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Bedrock of the Community
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 Very nice job with this old girl. Sometimes it is worth it. I think someone would not mind owning this for a collectable rather than just throwing it in a melt pile now. In its plated form, to me it was a melt-worthy piece. How long was it in the electrolysis tank? How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halveshttps://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 |
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Articsparky,
I'm not certain what's going on with the coin but if one side looks great, electrolysis will discolor the reverse. I'd try an acetone soak . This one may be better off left alone.
Earle42'
She spent about 72 hours going through the electrolysis process. There is still a tiny amount of chrome that did not come off. I believe you can overdue this process so I decided to quit while I was ahead.
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