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<p>[QUOTE="zaneman, post: 390884, member: 3970"]Frank,</p><p>If you send coins to NCS you do not need to request that they flip the coins over to NGC. If they feel the coin is problem free enough to grade they will automatically send it over to NGC. The 1877 they will definitely call corroded, and I personally think more times then not they would call the 1872 environmentally damaged due to the candy stuck to the reverse. </p><p><br /></p><p>I would try to soak the coin in some cold water and see if perhaps the candy will flake off the surface. This however may expose a brighter spot where the candy was. Acetone applied with a q-tip may also remove the candy, although it can potentially give the coin a purplish tinge, but I find that much more often than not it does not affect the color of copper that is mostly brown. To apply dunk the tip of a q-tip and basically allow the weight of the q-tip to be the only force applied to the surface in order to prevent hairlines, and then rinse thouroughly. As I mentioned before, you run a slight risk of changing the color, but you also remove environmental damage, which has the potential to further degrade and corrode the surface of the coin. There's also no guarantee of course that either of these will remove the crud. </p><p><br /></p><p>It is also my opinion that based on the photos that the 1872 will not be called cleaned. </p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck, and if you have any questions please feel free to ask.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="zaneman, post: 390884, member: 3970"]Frank, If you send coins to NCS you do not need to request that they flip the coins over to NGC. If they feel the coin is problem free enough to grade they will automatically send it over to NGC. The 1877 they will definitely call corroded, and I personally think more times then not they would call the 1872 environmentally damaged due to the candy stuck to the reverse. I would try to soak the coin in some cold water and see if perhaps the candy will flake off the surface. This however may expose a brighter spot where the candy was. Acetone applied with a q-tip may also remove the candy, although it can potentially give the coin a purplish tinge, but I find that much more often than not it does not affect the color of copper that is mostly brown. To apply dunk the tip of a q-tip and basically allow the weight of the q-tip to be the only force applied to the surface in order to prevent hairlines, and then rinse thouroughly. As I mentioned before, you run a slight risk of changing the color, but you also remove environmental damage, which has the potential to further degrade and corrode the surface of the coin. There's also no guarantee of course that either of these will remove the crud. It is also my opinion that based on the photos that the 1872 will not be called cleaned. Good luck, and if you have any questions please feel free to ask.[/QUOTE]
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