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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2921096, member: 24314&quot;]halfcent1793, posted: &quot;If you alter a coin&#039;s surface, you are doctoring it. <i>You are NOT in any way conserving it</i>. Conserving a coin means protecting its surfaces against fugure degradation.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Who can argue with that?&nbsp; Let me <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie14" alt=":angelic:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> give it a try... </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie87" alt=":sorry:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I am a coin doctor by your definition.&nbsp; You see, shortly after a coin is struck its surface starts to become &quot;altered&quot; by the environment.&nbsp; Then, when I touch it <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I&#039;m altering it&#039;s surface. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; When I put acetone on it <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie92" alt=":stop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I&#039;m altering its surface. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> When I&#039;m conserving a coin <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />, I&#039;m altering its surfaces. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, IMO your definition of conserving a coin is, ah, well...<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie66" alt=":muted:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Numismatic Conservation does <b><span style="color: #ff0000">NOT PROTECT ANYTHING!</span></b>&nbsp; Things like Lucite encasement, lacquer, and strong boxes protect things. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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