It may just boil down to whether you feel secure in doing a good job cleaning a coin yourself. For instance, take this medal. I got this silver...
The coin type has nothing to do with conservation. NGC grades coins. NCS, Numismatic Conservation Service, conserves coins.
Good eye! The vertical mark is probably the neck and the horizontal line is probably the jaw.
If you're referring to the area near the steps, that is not a cud. It is just an interior die break.
He might consider submitting it to John aka @messydesk for his attribution service.
Yeah! Abe couldn't find his car keys so he dumped everything on the floor. [ATTACH]
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