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<p>[QUOTE="C-B-D, post: 2437906, member: 43130"]Not sure how I did or if I made this old gal gradable (if she ever was). The coin had borderline environmental damage. I kinda felt she needed to be saved. It's a low to mid AU and I could see luster underneath the dark, yellow/brown tone. Seeing as how I only paid $110 when I bought it as an XF, I figured it wouldn't be a huge risk to try and conserve her. So I soaked her in acetone for a while, then slowly gave her the watered down dip treatment. The little black spots haven't come completely off, but they don't really bother me. Not sure what else to do if anything. There are no hairlines, though, so she won't get dinged for cleaning I don't think. I'm just hoping I turned her into an AU50 or AU53 and made her worth about double what I paid. Your thoughts? (edited the after pic to show luster better).</p><p>[ATTACH=full]507534[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]507535[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="C-B-D, post: 2437906, member: 43130"]Not sure how I did or if I made this old gal gradable (if she ever was). The coin had borderline environmental damage. I kinda felt she needed to be saved. It's a low to mid AU and I could see luster underneath the dark, yellow/brown tone. Seeing as how I only paid $110 when I bought it as an XF, I figured it wouldn't be a huge risk to try and conserve her. So I soaked her in acetone for a while, then slowly gave her the watered down dip treatment. The little black spots haven't come completely off, but they don't really bother me. Not sure what else to do if anything. There are no hairlines, though, so she won't get dinged for cleaning I don't think. I'm just hoping I turned her into an AU50 or AU53 and made her worth about double what I paid. Your thoughts? (edited the after pic to show luster better). [ATTACH=full]507534[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]507535[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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