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The 1836 looks like it may have damage in the field behind the head of Liberty and may have been burnished as well.

Thank God for collection obsessions! We are an odd bunch. If you're worried about value retention, I'd slowly unwind this and move onto something more intrinsically valued. Be ready to take your losses.

Contrary to some of the people who are making definitive claims, it is possible to fix it depending on how deep it goes. It's no different than a scratch. You polish it to remove material and expose a fresh surface. How simple and how effective it will be depends on how do it goes.

I've polished cloudy spots away on a PCGS slab before. I've never tried a Blanchard slab. If it's a hard as an NGC slab, it will be a challenge. I have a hard time doing anything with an NGC slab.

I wouldn't spend the money to have it graded. Common date and pretty much worth melt in that condition.

I've worked in labs for decades and that looks like a drop of acetone fell onto the slab at one point. If so, then I don't know there is much you can do other than possibly sand away deeper than the damage. However, you may be left with a highly compromised slab or even a hole.

Looks like the plastic slab is soluble in acetone or some other solvent that was dripped on it, chemically etching itself into the slab. I don't think there's anything that can be done there without making it worse...

It can't be missing a layer as it is nearly 100% silver.