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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 470658, member: 15445&quot;]<b>Toning &amp; the eye of the beholder</b></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Thanks to everyone that gave an opinion &amp; comments.&nbsp; I can now live better with the decision I made about the no-stars dime.&nbsp; We basically have 10 people liking the coin in the NGC holder and 5 liking the PCGS holder.&nbsp; Some very respectable people made comments for each holder.&nbsp; </font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">The PCGS coin did have its luster hidden under the toning.&nbsp; We had NCS conserve the PCGS coin by removing the environmental damage &amp; the result is the coin in the NGC holder.&nbsp; Yes, it is the same coin in both holders.&nbsp; It really troubled me kick-off this conservation a couple years ago but most of you have made me feel better with the decision.&nbsp; It was a tough decision because you can never go back to the original coin.&nbsp; </font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">The original coin was not ugly but I felt that the toning was hiding something better underneath.&nbsp; The same numerical grade held before &amp; after the conservation but I prefer the look of the conserved coin myself.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">Very best regards,</font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">collect89</font></font></p><p><b><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">&quot;Thank you, I have the Eliasberg specimen....and it’s in better shape.&quot; </font></span></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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