Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 25637720, member: 10461&quot;]Below are the before-and-after shots of the coin in the OP.&nbsp; After acquiring it from [USER=97383]@Al Kowsky[/USER] in a swap (for <a href="https://www.colleconline.com/en/items/290942/coins-ancient-to-greek-greece-boeotia-thebes-ca-395-338-bc-silver-stater-ex-eric-p-newman-collection" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.colleconline.com/en/items/290942/coins-ancient-to-greek-greece-boeotia-thebes-ca-395-338-bc-silver-stater-ex-eric-p-newman-collection" rel="nofollow">this</a>), I sent it off to NGC, and selected the options for Photovision images and NCS conservation (to remove the deposits).&nbsp; Al said he thought the conservation would be a waste of money, but personally, I thought it was worth it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I got the Photovision images via email and was initially concerned because the deposits were still present in those photos.&nbsp; I reminded them that I’d need photos taken <i>after</i> the conservation.&nbsp; And I just received those.&nbsp; I think it looks good.</p><p><br /></p><p>Still no final grade results yet, but there should be, fairly soon.&nbsp; It will be interesting to see what sort of notation NGC makes on the label regarding the double strike.&nbsp; I included the URL of this discussion thread with my submission.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Before conservation:</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1640277[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>After conservation:</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1640278[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in