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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 7837003, member: 24314"]<i><span style="color: #660066">kanga, posted: Bummer. Unfortunately there's virtually no undetectable way to remove those spots. Replacing them is the best you can do."</span></i></p><p><br /></p><p>Fortunately, this comment is incorrect. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <b><span style="color: #b30000">THE ONLY</span></b> way to tell that any of those Franklins were ever "fixed" (if done properly by someone who knows how to do it correctly) is<span style="color: #b30000"> IF</span> the environmental damage (spots) had time to etch into the surface. In that case, a gray spot would remain and we would know it was conserved. </p><p><br /></p><p>IMO, every one of those coins can be "fixed" at a con<b><span style="color: #006600">$</span></b>ervation <span style="color: #006633"><b>$</b></span>ervice or by a knowledgeable collector/dealer and only the owner would know.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 7837003, member: 24314"][I][COLOR=#660066]kanga, posted: Bummer. Unfortunately there's virtually no undetectable way to remove those spots. Replacing them is the best you can do."[/COLOR][/I] Fortunately, this comment is incorrect. ;) [B][COLOR=#b30000]THE ONLY[/COLOR][/B] way to tell that any of those Franklins were ever "fixed" (if done properly by someone who knows how to do it correctly) is[COLOR=#b30000] IF[/COLOR] the environmental damage (spots) had time to etch into the surface. In that case, a gray spot would remain and we would know it was conserved. IMO, every one of those coins can be "fixed" at a con[B][COLOR=#006600]$[/COLOR][/B]ervation [COLOR=#006633][B]$[/B][/COLOR]ervice or by a knowledgeable collector/dealer and only the owner would know.[/QUOTE]
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