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Message:: [QUOTE="C-B-D, post: 2689577, member: 43130"]I used PCGS restoration twice, and I never will again. I was told David Hall personally saw to each restoration. Example 1:The first time it worked wonders. I had a coin with brown gunk on both sides. It looked like it had been dipped in poop, but it was in a PCGS MS62 holder. It looked 1000 times better afterwards. Here she is... PCGS MS62, and yes, she's every bit this nice in hand:[ATTACH=full]602991[/ATTACH] Example 2:The second time he over-dipped my coin by a mile. It had some natural tone on the obverse, but the reverse was speckled and a strange gray color, unlike a natural gray silver coin. But when Mr. Hall was finished, it looked like he forgot about it and let it soak in EZ-Est for a couple days. It was flat, whitish, and lifeless. Almost zero remaining luster. It was improperly cleaned. Here is the coin... PCGS AU55. Keep in mind, this TrueView makes it look much better than the lifeless piece of garbage it was/is.[ATTACH=full]602998[/ATTACH] What I learned: NEVER let them dip a circulated coin. Personally, I can lightly do it with vastly better results using dip that has been diluted, that works slowly, and that I can halt the effects of, almost immediately.[/QUOTE]