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<p>[QUOTE="justcallmedan, post: 3425625, member: 32231"]As you can see by the title of this post, I have a problem! I purchased this uncirculated coin from a reputable (??) coin shop when I was in my early 30's, naive, and with money to spare. It's been in the safe ever since. Occasionally I'd look at it and notice some spots developing. Not knowing what to do I just put it back in the safe. </p><p><br /></p><p>Wind the clock ahead to now, I'm about to turn 70 and have more medical bills than money to pay them. I decided to sell my coins to raise some cash. I pulled the coin from the safe and found that my "swan" had turned into an "ugly duckling"! I sent the coin to PCGS anyway for grading but the results weren't helpful. They didn't grade the coin although it seems like it might be pretty nice under all the crap.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't know where to go from here and thought CoinTalk might be a good first stop for some expert advice. These are the options I've come up with so far. </p><ol> <li>Restoration and Regrading. PCGS?<br /> </li> <li>Put it up for auction as-is on EBay</li> </ol><p>I'd welcome any thoughts on these options or additional ideas you might have. Any estimations of sales price would also be greatly appreciated! See the poll.</p><p><br /></p><p>Close-up photos are attached with lighting from different angles.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="justcallmedan, post: 3425625, member: 32231"]As you can see by the title of this post, I have a problem! I purchased this uncirculated coin from a reputable (??) coin shop when I was in my early 30's, naive, and with money to spare. It's been in the safe ever since. Occasionally I'd look at it and notice some spots developing. Not knowing what to do I just put it back in the safe. Wind the clock ahead to now, I'm about to turn 70 and have more medical bills than money to pay them. I decided to sell my coins to raise some cash. I pulled the coin from the safe and found that my "swan" had turned into an "ugly duckling"! I sent the coin to PCGS anyway for grading but the results weren't helpful. They didn't grade the coin although it seems like it might be pretty nice under all the crap. I don't know where to go from here and thought CoinTalk might be a good first stop for some expert advice. These are the options I've come up with so far. [LIST=1] [*]Restoration and Regrading. PCGS? [*]Put it up for auction as-is on EBay [/LIST] I'd welcome any thoughts on these options or additional ideas you might have. Any estimations of sales price would also be greatly appreciated! See the poll. Close-up photos are attached with lighting from different angles. Dan[/QUOTE]
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