NCS conservation of the month

OH NO - I am doomed.:mouth: I know of at least 4 other non-posters that agree with you - and one of them is a dealer, so we are all doomed, doomed - I say. But again - just opinions not meant to offend anyone. Oh well!! I will have fun since I am doomed, doomed I say again!!!

 

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You're right they are all just opinions... LOL

Take Care
Ben

 

Hey...it's Dan Qyale !!!

 

ROFL.

 

no more than you are abe lincoln

 

first off, your new avatar is killing me!! lol

now, are you saying that this coin was tracable to a particular hoard prior to being NCS'ed? Do you know this particular example, or just the story? Can you point me to a resource showing a prior sale of a similar coin from the same hoard, where it received a premium even though it had waht most would call negative eye appeal. Thanks!

This thread just got really interesting...

 

Maybe so oh your Doug with a J-ness but I still liked it better than the end result.

How can you tell that for sure from a picture? Or was it in the article I didn't read?

 

It looks much better (thats subjective though), some times cleaning is just better because of serious nastiness. Most old coins have been cleaned some time in the past anyway, its only bad if you harm the coin. Its a matter of how it was cleaned...its not altering the coin itself, conserving and making...say...a coin black with hundreds of years of tarnish...shine again, or thinning the corrosion. Its helping the coin and maybe getting it back to how it should be. Cleaning isnt a bad thing if done right...once cleaned, you have a problem free coin...just my 2 pennies

breath in....breath out...calm blue ocean...serenity now!!!

 

it was in the article

 

Well what the heck it was! I just went back and read that FIRST sentence. LOL.

Still like the color though. Tomorrow I'll be putting tons of UNC coins in PVC laden flips so they can tone and I can start my own toned slabbing company! (long term goal of course)

Gee whiz - life is so grand at times.

 

Just get some PCGS rattlers and NGC fatties !!!

 

And it was too bad, it did look pretty cool !
Electric blue and all.

 

thank you!

I learned something very interesting today.

 

As a former Power Screwer myself (thank God it wan't in coins) I love your new avatar too!

 

CPD, I'm not really sure what you're getting at...the coin had PVC all over it and NCS was able to remove it. Luckily the PVC had not been on the coin long enough to damage it so it was able to grade normally at NGC following the conservation.

 

In my mind, the coin is far better after conservation. But take a close look at the obverse.

Those fields are completely lustreless. No semblance of cartwheel.

I'm not saying don't "conserve" it... I think that was a good move.

But I can understand the concern of those who think that coin would not pass due to altered surfaces. I think the PVC damaged the surfaces, and NCS did the best anyone could do.