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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;iPen, post: 2328052, member: 69760&quot;]I take it that coin conservation services provided by NCS and other reputable numismatic conservation service providers are <i>not</i> considered cleaning in the numismatic sense, as that would defeat the purpose of sending it off to NCS, as many of these valuable coins would probably be sent off to get graded... And, I&#039;d think that they&#039;d turn away some coins that would require &quot;cleaning&quot; and others such as coins with milk spots after they do their analysis of the coin in-hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know that they&#039;re experts in their fields, and further, are experts with numismatic items. But sometimes, the results are so good that it&#039;s incredible, such as how they&#039;re able to remove carbon spots, haze, and return original luster or cartwheel luster. Needless to say, by their results, it goes well beyond the scope of DIY undiluted-acetone bathing... is there any amount of &quot;cleaning&quot;, say, even a few percent or 1% loss of a coin&#039;s &quot;original attributes&quot;, which they allow because the benefits of a more attractive looking coin would outweigh the cost?</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some examples that NCS posts on their website. It would be a service to consider, I think, at least for the more valuable coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Before </b>....................... <b>After</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.ncscoin.com/images/gallery/3-6-03/5001877-010oB.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://www.ncscoin.com/images/gallery/3-6-03/5001877-010oA.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.ncscoin.com/images/gallery/3-6-03/5001877-010rB.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://www.ncscoin.com/images/gallery/3-6-03/5001877-010rA.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.ncscoin.com/images/gallery/3-6-03/5003518-001oB.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://www.ncscoin.com/images/gallery/3-6-03/5003518-001oA.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.ncscoin.com/images/gallery/3-6-03/5003518-001rB.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://www.ncscoin.com/images/gallery/3-6-03/5003518-001rA.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <img src="http://www.ncscoin.com/images/transp.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.ncscoin.com/images/gallery/3-6-03/5010794-001oB.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://www.ncscoin.com/images/gallery/3-6-03/5010794-001oA.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.ncscoin.com/images/gallery/3-6-03/5010794-001rB.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://www.ncscoin.com/images/gallery/3-6-03/5010794-001rA.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <img src="http://www.ncscoin.com/images/transp.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.ncscoin.com/images/gallery/3-6-03/5020860-001oB.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://www.ncscoin.com/images/gallery/3-6-03/5020860-001oA.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.ncscoin.com/images/gallery/3-6-03/5020860-001RB.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://www.ncscoin.com/images/gallery/3-6-03/5020860-001rA.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <img src="http://www.ncscoin.com/images/transp.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ncscoin.com/gallery/conserved/index.asp" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ncscoin.com/gallery/conserved/index.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.ncscoin.com/gallery/conserved/index.asp</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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