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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ToughCOINS, post: 8317644, member: 20480&quot;][ATTACH=full]1472834[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1472835[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Does this coin look familiar? . . . It should.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/tpg-conservation-of-nickel-coinage.390954/#post-8316034" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/tpg-conservation-of-nickel-coinage.390954/#post-8316034">We discussed it in December here on CT back in December 2021</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Despite the spotting behind the Indian’s head and above the bison’s back, it’s the scarce 2 feather variety, and I really liked the coin a lot and paid well for it.&nbsp; I knew I’d be taking my chances, but asked around about conserving nickel, while carefully evaluating the answers to determine if it was even a realistic expectation.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was particularly fond of the streaky light woodgrain toning on the obverse, and didn’t really want to surrender that in order to neutralize the spotting.&nbsp; Most everyone seemed to think I’d have to part with the toning to get the coin successfully conserved. </p><p><br /></p><p>I should say, this is not an exercise for the impatient among us, and that’s speaking for both the conservator and the owner of the coin.&nbsp; For the conservator to do this work on a publicized fixed schedule is unreasonable.&nbsp; It would be similarly unreasonable for a service to repeatedly delay return of the conserved coin or, worse, to deliver a coin poorly conserved because the job was rushed.&nbsp; I can only imagine the state of mind necessary to do this kind of work so meticulously at such a small scale.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, several months ago I pretty much gave up on keeping the toning, and found someone to conserve the coin for me. </p><p><br /></p><p>Unlike those who rush through their work to maximize the revenue therefrom, this conservator’s passion for properly preserving the coin is obviously foremost in his mind.&nbsp; Not only did he remove the spots of concern, but he managed to preserve the toning i didn&#039;t want to give up!</p><p><br /></p><p>The conservator was none other than our own Insider.&nbsp; Thanks very much [USER=24314]@Insider[/USER].&nbsp; Not said to demean others, but you are an artist in an industry full of amateurs.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can see the results below.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1472832[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1472833[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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