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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;physics-fan3.14, post: 2354772, member: 19165&quot;]I wouldn&#039;t use the word &quot;conservation&quot; for what was done to that coin. That is straight up doctoring, by way of dip. For those who don&#039;t know what we are talking about, Greg Reynolds runs through the condition census of 93S Morgans here: <a href="http://www.coinweek.com/auctions-news/cac-buys-eliasberg-1893-s-morgan-silver-dollar-646250-auction-las-vegas/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinweek.com/auctions-news/cac-buys-eliasberg-1893-s-morgan-silver-dollar-646250-auction-las-vegas/" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinweek.com/auctions-news/cac-buys-eliasberg-1893-s-morgan-silver-dollar-646250-auction-las-vegas/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>While he uses the word &quot;conservation,&quot; it is clear that he strongly disapproves of what was done to it, and uses the word tongue-in-cheek.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is also clear, from his market analysis, that the original patination was considered far more valuable. Dipping and removing the skin killed the value (and grade) of the coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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