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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Boss, post: 496815, member: 15110&quot;]<font face="Century Gothic"><font size="3">Bought this coin a year ago from Heritage and later decided I didn&#039;t want to collect graded coins (wanted them all stored in the same fashion). Later changed my mind and sent to NCS for conservation/evaluation and then to NGC. I stated on my invoice very explicitly that grading at NGC was priority over any conservation process (I now know through greater knowledge that these type of spots can&#039;t be removed). In all fairness to NCS, their customer service was excellent, and of the 9 coppers I sent in 6 graded (several would not have graded in my opinion without conservation and looked much better, but 3 looked worse, this coin one of them).&nbsp; The coin definitlely had no visible hairlines prior to sending to NCS.&nbsp; The removal of the toning showed the old hairlines.&nbsp; Consequently the coin is more unattractive now and UNGRADEABLE.&nbsp; My dilema is how to safely tone this coin to get it back to it&#039;s prior brown color, with the hairlines filled in by the toning. Then I will try and get it graded perhaps. I put the coin in an airtight and in a ziplock with rechargeable dessicant and Taco Bell napkin. I soaked in distilled water prior to being placed in airtight but checked the coin and it looked splotchy with wierd &quot;dry&quot; spots with film developing on coin. I then put mineral oil on coin and stored the way stated above and now it looks fine but don&#039;t know if it will tone with the mineral oil on it. I am nervous about safely toning this coin- don&#039;t want weird ugly stuff developing or verdigris. :headbang:</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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