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New Member
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I sent in a nice AU 1828 Classic Head Half Cent to NGC for grading. They sent me an email stating this coin is a candidate for conservation because of residue. I said great, might even increase eye appeal and value. Just got the results back and it was Body Bagged (Burnished). Wouldn't you think they would know this before they conserved it. I don't have the coin back yet, but the NGC picture looks like the coin has a sheen to it now. What do you think happened here. |
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Pillar of the Community
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New Member
 United States
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I don't have the coin back yet for photos. My question would be...Wouldn't they know it was burnished before they conserved it. I thought it was a slam dunk for an AU grade.
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Valued Member
United States
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The layer of whatever may have hidden the burnishing...
However, your story makes me reticent... I have a Proof65 1936 mercury in an NGC holder... But it is dark as sin... Inky... I wanted to send it in to ncs for conservation, but if it gets the unc details slab, I'm out 80% of my investment...
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It would not be the first time doctored coins have been "dirtied up" to hide the alterations, such as pastes/creams to artificially darken cleaned copper, certain chemicals to dull artificially shiny finishes, axle grease to "gunk up" crevices and parts of the design and make it look uncleaned, etc. New owner doesn't find out until they have it conserved and all of the previous hackery is revealed.
Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Yeah Adam , just another way to deceive the average collector . Sometimes I say to myself ,why couldn't I have collected marbles instead of coins .  |
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Hopefully you have some before pics.
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CCF Advertiser
United States
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I got burned once with a copper coin that had some verdigris in the protected areas. The seller had rubbed olive oil into the coin which made the verdigris appear dark brown. When I dipped the coin in acetone to conserve it, all the olive oil dissolved away and the bright green crud became obvious.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Is it bodybagged or slabbed as details? Now that they are slabbing most everything unless it is fake or has active PVC contamination I would have though it would come back as a details coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Boy, I can't wait for pics on this one!  to the CCF! Edited by Coinfrog
03/16/2017 5:06 pm
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