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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;doug444, post: 1819650, member: 38849&quot;]In general, conservation prevents damage; restoration mitigates existing damage, before they&#039;re slabbed.&nbsp; What made me post this topic, this morning I got an email about ANACS, announcing their new conservation service.&nbsp; In their words:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;ANACS now offers professional coin conservation, available as an add-on to grading submissions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Collectors can opt to have the coins they&#039;ve submitted for grading be examined by the ANACS grading staff to determine if any of the submitted coins would benefit from professional conservation, and then have them graded and encapsulated. This service is offered on a &quot;per submission&quot; basis, and is available at the introductory price of $12 per submission form (for a maximum of 20 coins).</p><p><br /></p><p>As part of its conservation service, ANACS will remove PVC, debris, glue, stains, hazing and other easily removed substances or distracting flaws from submitted coins, according to the firm.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Techniques for preservation</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Over the years, many collectible coins have suffered from attempts at cleaning that alter their surfaces and decrease their numismatic value. As a result, most coin experts advise collectors to never clean their coins,&quot; according to an ANACS news release. “ANACS Conservation Service employs techniques that are designed to preserve the coin&#039;s surface, while removing substances that deter from a coin&#039;s appearance and value.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Actually, this sounds more like restoration than conservation, but...whatever improves the coin.&nbsp; Plus, I believe ANACS remains a wanna-be; that&#039;s why I asked for alternatives.</p><p><a href="http://e.amosmediaonline.com/t/162406/1808926/12451/15/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://e.amosmediaonline.com/t/162406/1808926/12451/15/" rel="nofollow"></a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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