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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cringely, post: 934230, member: 22271&quot;]The last I heard, Stockton charges about $80 for filling a hole or repairing scratches in a silver coin. Copper coins were less. My guess is that he does charge more for really valuable coins like a 1798 gold eagle.</p><p><br /></p><p>Self repair will look like like self repair—obvious both in surface continuity and in significant (metal) color differences. Using solder will somewhat improve the appearance of a coin, but it will still be quite obvious. Take a look at <a href="http://www.crs-stockton.com/main.html#2,0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.crs-stockton.com/main.html#2,0" rel="nofollow">http://www.crs-stockton.com/main.html#2,0</a> and click on the seated half to see what a true artisan can do.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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