This guy needed some help so I sat down and conserved him tonight. Just thought I'd share my results. :smile
Very nice I have a few coppers that could use a little love are you using Verdi-Care? and how are you doing this. Tim
Nice coin! Have you ever tried grading one after your treatment? BTW, someone else needs your help. I almost bid on this one http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=1143&Lot_No=8401
I have mixed feelings when I read threads like this. Part of me likes the results. Another part of me worries about the coin's future owner and surface quality.
p.s. for those of you looking for a quick lesson in spotting worked/conserved copper, take a close look at the before and after shots of the letter N in the second photo. See the graniness left behind -- that's surface damage (e.g. corrosion) sans the crud that causes it. That's a telltale sign of conservation exhibited in both large and small cents alike.
I have two coins I gave to my dealer for submission to PCGS. A 3-leg buffalo and a 1924-D. It will be a couple of months before I get them back.
Is that timeline normal? Wow, when my dealer send stuff in to ANACS (because it's lower grade stuff) it is usually less than 2 weeks total.
Yea, they might sit in his safe for a month or so until he sends them out. Then NGC or PCGS usually takes another couple months. No problem, I'm not in a hurry and he only charges me $25 each to ride along with his other submissions.
That is mostly because ANACS only grades a tiny fraction of the number of coins that NGC and PCGS grade. Rarely does the turn around time for NGC & PCGS vary to less than 4 weeks. And I have seen times when it passed 3 months.
Exactly right. My last NGC submission using my dealer took just over 5 months! The coins hit right when they were moving to the details slabbing system. He's always complaining about how slow NGC and PCGS are on dealer submissions. I'm telling you, they put those on the bottom of the list. However, like I said, I'm in no hurry....it's annoying, but not a big deal and it's a LOT cheaper considering all the costs involved in doing it yourself.
Dear God man! That coin should have never been graded with that much verdigris. It should be in a details holder as "corroded". I might try to buy it so I can crack and conserve. I'm certain I could remove all that verdigris. EDIT - Bid entered. None of you guys bid please. LOL
thanks for reminding me that when i get some spare cash i still need to pick one up for my collection lol
BadThad, with the conservation of coins, which company has been the easiest to slip coins by to get graded, and which company has rejected them for altered surfaces?
In the past I've only submitted one conserved coin to a TPG and that was NGC. My 1909-S VDB and it came back VF-30....no problems. It's now a waiting game with the two coins I have pending.
