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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 3870154, member: 15309&quot;]It seems that everyone had reservations about the toning on the coin, but were reluctant to details grade the coin so they simply net graded instead.&nbsp; Most people thought the coin was premium gem or gem and only three people thought the coin had environmental damage:&nbsp; [USER=21808]@ddoomm1[/USER], [USER=37095]@DCR Jerry[/USER], [USER=40229]@Patrick King[/USER].</p><p><br /></p><p>Take a bow guys, because about 2 weeks after submission I received a message from NGC telling me that the coin had environmental damage but that they could conserve the coin at NCS for an additional $25.&nbsp; The original grading fee was $20 bringing my total cost to $45.&nbsp; A little back story on this coin, I purchased and expensive coin (over $1K) about a decade ago and the seller sent this raw little full step gem as a freebie.&nbsp; I thought the toning was extreme but loved the steps so I put it in my album collection where it stayed until last month.&nbsp; NGC gave my 24 hours to make the decision whether to have the coin conserved or not.&nbsp; Since I paid no money for the coin, and the run of the mill 1943-D MS66 6FS is about $50, I figured it would be better to break even on the coin rather than have spent $20 on a problem raw war nickel that would be very difficult to sell for that $20 price tag.&nbsp; I told NGC to proceed with the conservation and waited patiently for both the grade and change in appearance.&nbsp; Without further ado:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Before:</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/LXGfHjM.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>After:</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/vqSnsdI.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/sM3bxZs.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/3tjPCKe.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t ya just love a happy ending?</p><p><br /></p><p>The only question I have now is, what should I do with it?&nbsp; Given the incredible story, I am very seriously considering adding this to my registry collection and replacing my MS67*5FS.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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