Can I conserve/clean this properly?

Nice coin, I would think twice before doing ANYTHING.

 

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I let it sit in acetone for 30 mins and I'm done. Off to grading she goes.

 

I suppose no one has to eat crow here. I'm not gonna clean it. And for all those who said the coin was ruined to begin with... all they had to work on were bad seller pics.

 

I'd be looking at the sellers other coins based on how this one turned out. Oh, and you've earned a "He shoots!! He scores!!!!!"

 

He only had one coin and a painting (that's up to $499 at auction). Nothing else. And, thanks!

 

In the new photo, the obverse definitely reminds me of one of the quarters in my collection:



I suppose not everyone will like this kind of look, but I think it's quite lovely. Aside from something possibly going on on the cheek and neck area in your photo, I'm not seeing anything jumping out at me that would indicate it wouldn't grade.

 

So where are your pics??

 

Blow up the obverse image in Post#97. There are diagonal hairlines across the cheek. In spite of that, I believe it has a good chance of being straight graded.

 

If that's the same coin as the one pictured in post #1, SOMEBODY needs to be darned glad there's no death penalty for crappy photography! Good Lord! If people are taking digital pictures like that, of what use is the Internet? Come on! That's CRIMINAL.

 

Ah. I missed his pics. Yeah. Much different. That seller should be charged with a criminal act.

 

Did the acetone bath change the coins look?

 

No, but I bet it ruined C-B-D's manicure.

 

It didn't.

 

Never had one, but I'll take a pedi!

 

I wish I had the time to patrol eBay like you do. I'd be making 2-3X what I'm making off coins now.

 

I wasn't going to say anything until you posted your pictures. I see a lovely problem-free EF-45. It will probably get pushed to AU-50.

 

I'll guess it straight grades at AU-50. Nice coin.

 

WOW! It's fantastic, the original pictures were just bizarre.