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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ToughCOINS, post: 1923184, member: 20480&quot;]Now that you&#039;ve shot photos again in better lighting, the persistent difference in appearance between the front and back leads me to believe that the obverse may have suffered some environmental damage, but I would not make that assumption just yet. </p><p><br /></p><p>I would submit the coin for grading, to PCGS first, and if they say it is genuine - no grade, then submit it to NGC.&nbsp; If it comes back no grade from both PCGS and NGC, then, and only then, would I consider sending it in for conservation of its surfaces. </p><p><br /></p><p>Note that I wrote &quot;consider&quot; conservation . . . conservation comes with its own attendant risks.&nbsp; I think you can get a lot of money for the coin exactly as it sits, and let the next owner assume any risk associated with having it conserved.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you plan on keeping it for the long haul, however, and if the coin comes back no grade from both PCGS and NGC, I would have the coin conserved to ensure that whatever degrading process has taken place is stopped dead in its tracks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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