Show your best conservation pieces, before and after pics

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  1. joecoincollect

    joecoincollect Well-Known Member

    Please post only 1-2 coins. Below you can see two of mine. I don’t always succeed, but for these two I believe I did a tremendous job. You agree? E101D456-D853-4E64-B005-50222BE777AF.jpeg B0884840-F1C6-448E-9E20-93F61CBACD9B.jpeg
     
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  3. AcesKings

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    Before.....(PVC)

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    After...... 1827-6-2.jpg 1827-6R-2.jpg
     
  4. Insider

    Insider Talent on loan from...

    Don't ask!

    Before: IMG_6323.JPG


    After:

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  5. goossen

    goossen Senior Member

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  6. Insider

    Insider Talent on loan from...

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    I agree! I posted my images as a joke using two coins to get a discussion going. It didn't work because you guys are too smart.
    A person who could do what I showed would rapidly become very :greedy::greedy::greedy::greedy::greedy::greedy::greedy::greedy:rich. ;)
     
  7. alurid

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  8. Randy Abercrombie

    Randy Abercrombie Supporter! Supporter

    Wow…. You guys seriously have some tremendous skill. I have always been too afraid to attempt any conservation on any of my coins. Yes I guys are showing some miraculous change overs. Very well done.
     
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  9. joecoincollect

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  11. joecoincollect

    joecoincollect Well-Known Member

    i appreciate that. I lucked out on those. I may have used sodium sesquicarbonate on one of them, and citric acid. Or it might have been citric acid on both only. I think i revealed how on my IG account where I keep a record of my work, just for fun (ancientcoinconserve)
     
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  12. joecoincollect

    joecoincollect Well-Known Member

    i like the result much better, but it might leave me trying a retone with a tad of sulphur gel in distilled water, slightly heated, soaking 10-20 seconds, checking it, re-dipping, maybe sit it on a napkin slightly wet, then neutralize and perhaps it would look more natural. It’s really hit or miss though for me, at this point but I’m sure some have perfected things like this
     
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  13. mrweaseluv

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    Treashunt The Other Frank

  16. RonSanderson

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    This proof had a film and fingerprints that I was able to remove. Fortunately the fingerprints seemed to be in the film, not etched into the metal.

    Edit: I replaced the images with side-by-side comparisons. The original is on the left, the coin after being conserved is on the right. The film on the obverse was more subtle than on the reverse, but if you expand the image it is more obvious. This coin was originally discussed in post #26092.

    50c 1959 PF obverse Before-After 01.gif 50c 1959 PF reverse Before-After 01.gif
     
    Last edited: Oct 8, 2021
  17. RonSanderson

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    I got this at a price appropriate to its original condition.

    After gently dissolving and swabbing off the dirt it has improved greatly and reveals some remaining luster. I discussed this restoration in post #26566 from a year ago.

    Edit: I replaced the images to show side-by-side comparisons. "Before" on the left, "After" on the right.
    01c 1914-D obverse Before-After 01.gif
    01c 1914-D reverse Before-After 01.gif
     
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  18. Mountain Man

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    WAIT A COTTON PICKING MINUTE! Am I the only one that noticed @alurid posted a 1943 S copper cent? WTH?
     
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  19. Insider

    Insider Talent on loan from...

    No, that was a good coin to practice on.
     
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  20. OldSilverDollar

    OldSilverDollar Unknown Member

    In a few weeks I will update my post with the after results when PCGS sends it back.
    PCGS was right the 1st time it was fake toning thats why it got questionable color so I cracked it out, cleaned it in Acetone & Distilled Water for 3 days, it looked like new.
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  21. joecoincollect

    joecoincollect Well-Known Member

    I’d guess a quick diluted coin dip (that blue one that stinks) would remedy that, but perhaps something else
     
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