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Dcnw1983 Valued Member United States 264 Posts	Posted 09/16/2015 2:34 pm I sent off a beautiful 1894 Barber half dollar to get graded, sure it would grade well. You can imagine how disappointing to see "altered surface" on the NGC website tracking. There is no further info available. I inherited this coin and have no way of knowing what was altered. If I needed to guess, I would say it has something to do with toning, since the shade of toning was a little unusual. My question is: are there any conservation services that would restore the coin? It is a great coin, and such a shame. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 09/16/2015 2:38 pm Yes,NCS offers one. http://www.ncscoin.com/ John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Imthealphaomega Pillar of the Community United States 3210 Posts	Posted 09/16/2015 5:23 pm I would highly recommend NCS after what they did for my 1928 Peace dollar.....it was heavily tarnished from being in a safety deposit box for years and NCS did a beautiful job on it and it came back no issues au55 grade. It is definitely worth the money to have it conserved if you think it warrants it Report this Post to the Staff
Dcnw1983 Valued Member United States 264 Posts	Posted 09/17/2015 7:35 pm Thank you. I spoke to NCS but they are doubtful that conservation is possible since the NGC side of the company should have referred it for conservation if they thought the coin could be restored. He did say that he would try to find out what the graders meant by "altered surface". Thank you for the info, though, I am sending a copper medal to them instead. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 09/17/2015 8:29 pm Before anything, wait until you get the coin back. Then if you still want answers, contact them again about exactly what they mean. From what I see, nothing is wrong. Don't forget many people have coins sent to different TPGS's due to not liking one or the other's opinion. Report this Post to the Staff
Dcnw1983 Valued Member United States 264 Posts	Posted 09/17/2015 10:55 pm Good advice. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 09/19/2015 12:50 am Quote: I spoke to NCS but they are doubtful that conservation is possible since the NGC side of the company should have referred it for conservation if they thought the coin could be restored. As I was reading down I had that thought, but seems you figured it out. Quote: He did say that he would try to find out what the graders meant by "altered surface". That is good to know. We can all learn a lot if we knew what it is they claim to see. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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