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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have this Seated dollar that is going to bother me until the cows come home. To me it appears that the reverse might have lain on a rubber band and got "burned" by the sulphur in the rubber band at some point in time. It may have been bundled too in an envelope and the sulphur sank through? My images aren't all that great and if I run across it in the near future I will update the pictures. It may be into the coin to some degree but might be improved. The scratches are exaggerated by the camera and lighting. It looks a bit better than the pictures present. My questions are, do you think that a TPG could possibly fix this one up and which TPG would you recommend? Thanks!   *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Can't reach the images.  Edited by Coinfrog
04/12/2021 12:31 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Edited by TNG
04/12/2021 12:06 pm
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Can't reach the images. For those who are using Chrome or Chromium based browsers (Edge, Opera, etc) and cannot see the CCF gallery images, please try this: - Click on the padlock in the address bar.
- Click on site settings.
- Under Permissions, scroll down to 'Insecure content' and set to Allow.
- Reload the page and images should load.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thanks (again) jbuckster for those instructions.
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No problem. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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The coin looks details as it is, so unless it's sentimental to you, I wouldn't really bother paying conservation.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The coin looks details as it is, so unless it's sentimental to you, I wouldn't really bother paying conservation. Agree |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The black terminal toning has most likely etched the surface of the coin. My recommendation would be to leave the coin as is. You may consider selling the coin, and buy one you do like.
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United States
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From the pics it appears the coin was cleaned/polished at one time. A quick dip might be the best way to go forward, not paying for TPG conservation on a coin that would probably only details grade anyway. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Agree that the coin has been harshly cleaned and conservation would not be a good investment.
Maybe you could make it a pocket piece. It currently has XF to AU details. It would have much better appeal as a VF coin with honest circulation wear. You would definitely get some attention when you pulled this baby out of your pocket!
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I'll disagree with others to some extent. I think we all recognize the potential of the second guessing by the owner "what if..." self doubt if nothing is done. As such, as long as you recognize the money you pay may indeed be somewhat wasted, PCGS charges an exam fee of only $10 for Restoration. If they choose to not restore the coin, that's your cost, plus $38 grading and round trip shipping. If they do agree to restore it, the Restoration fee is only 3% of the determined value (but no less than $10) in lieu of the Restoration exam fee. I'm not familiar with NGC Conservation fees. If indeed the coin is "Detailed", there's still some value in having it graded, as there's a market for graded Detailed coins, especially Seated dollars. I'm not saying the above will end up proving a positive financial result if the coin is indeed Detailed compared to keeping it raw, but if there is any financial loss, that is the cost of eliminating self-doubt and second guessing! Edited by Winesteven
04/13/2021 5:16 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'll have to get this out and take a better set of pictures. I kind of forget what it looks like in hand. Thank you everyone with your comments.
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Pillar of the Community
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I think Winesteven makes a good point. Looks like a candidate for exam/conservation.
You'll get your answer for a reasonable price and you can quit looking out the front door wondering when the cows are coming home.
Keep us updated on your decision/results.
smat
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Bedrock of the Community
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I dug it out and haven't looked at it for a couple years. Going to get a couple good pictures up tomorrow and the original pics in post No 1 will also automatically be replaced as well.
This dollar is in worse condition than I remembered, definitely a damaged coin but I must follow through and update.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'll argue against conserving. It looks like a nasty scrape on the rim near Liberty's head. The black grime shows in several places. The way it's packed around the date gives the indication that there has already been a lot of cleaning.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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