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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;leeg, post: 1331255, member: 17073&quot;]It&#039;s <b>VERY </b>important when it comes to the care of your coins, that you try different chemicals on the market on coins that you&#039;re not sending in for grading.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is so much misinformation out there it&#039;s not funny.</p><p><br /></p><p>As an example I purchased this piece:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a195/leeg1957/slab%20and%20label/423124007o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I conserved it myself and this is how it looks today:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a195/leeg1957/Mike%20Printz/18181COB1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I definitely got very lucky on this piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the old day&#039;s many collectors used lacquer to seal their copper coins.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>One truly does not know what may be hidden under the lacquer.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s very important to do your research on coin conservation, do some experiments on cheap coins, then make a decision on how to proceed from there.&nbsp; I have also sent coins to NCS with positive results.</p><p><br /></p><p>Every collector has to know their limitations when it comes to coin conservation.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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