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<p>[QUOTE="Kevin Mader, post: 12445567, member: 106826"]The area of concern for me is above the right wheat stalk. The lighter pink and the appearance of an uneven surface (in hand, it might not). </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The suggestion to preserve it as-is by getting it slabbed is probably the safest approach. </p><p><br /></p><p>If not slabbed (with/without professional conservation), I would use some of your 'elixir' to stabilize the coin before putting it in an airtite/flip (without disrupting any of the residue). It is a valuable specimen as it sits, so the decision needs to be made carefully.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Mader, post: 12445567, member: 106826"]The area of concern for me is above the right wheat stalk. The lighter pink and the appearance of an uneven surface (in hand, it might not). The suggestion to preserve it as-is by getting it slabbed is probably the safest approach. If not slabbed (with/without professional conservation), I would use some of your 'elixir' to stabilize the coin before putting it in an airtite/flip (without disrupting any of the residue). It is a valuable specimen as it sits, so the decision needs to be made carefully.[/QUOTE]
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