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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;USS656, post: 1265084, member: 6641&quot;]Some time ago I picked up a 1944 Walking Half Dollar on ebay.&nbsp; The pictures and description said MS63.&nbsp; In hand it was a different story.&nbsp; The coin had been improperly cleaned and the surface was a mess.&nbsp; The details were there for MS and it has nice luster on the obverse but it doesn&#039;t change the fact the coin is damaged.</p><p><br /></p><p>These are the before pictures:</p><p><img src="http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/1944Obv3-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/1944Rev4-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/1944Rim1-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/1944Rev5-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>While at the WFoM I dropped it off with NCS to see if they could work some magic.&nbsp; The coin came back to me today.&nbsp; Cost of conservation was $20.&nbsp; It really was an experiment to see what they could do.&nbsp; Every situation/coin is different so please do not imply anything from the results. As it turns out with this coin magic may be just what is needed to remove the spotting.&nbsp; Is it better, you be the judge.&nbsp; Is the surface stable now, time will tell.&nbsp; Would I do it again if I was unfortunate enough to find myself in a similar situation? Probably Not, </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>These are the after pictures:</p><p><img src="http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/Obverse20.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/reverse23.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/reverse22.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/reverse21.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/reverse20.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/USS656/edge20.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>That said, I may see 100 silver dollars with some form of glue on the reverse soon.&nbsp; The owner says they go back earlier than 1878.&nbsp; There may be some candidates for conservation if I end up with the group.&nbsp; We will see what happens.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Hope the thread is educational and look forward to your comments.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Best Regards ~ Darryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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