Candidate for restoration services?

mdtoka

Let me preface this question by saying I'm new to the hobby. So be understanding.

Recently I sent an 1875 S 20c in for grading. The coin seems to have had an attempt to be cleaned but has some "stuff" on it, mostly on the reverse. It may be grease, dirt, tar, who knows what. I didn't dare attempt to clean it off before I sent it in and now I have a slabbed environmental damage coin.

Pictures below:



In your opinion, can this coin be restored to a graded coin?

Thanks,
Mike

jmlanzaf

No offense, but that coin is not worth slabbing nor is it worth curating/restoring. You'll end up putting $100+ in to a $40 coin

AUandAG

@jmlanzaf More like $60, right?

bob

jmlanzaf

@AUandAG said:
@jmlanzaf More like $60, right?

bob

I don't know. Maybe. You can get a decent one without the corrosion for $125.

291fifth

You made a mistake when you bought that coin. Don't make the mistake even worse by throwing good money after bad.

dpoole

@291fifth said:
You made a mistake when you bought that coin. Don't make the mistake even worse by throwing good money after bad.

Quite right, but that purchase was a relatively inexpensive tuition payment in the often-harsh University of Coin Collecting.

Smart of you to come by here and ask! Welcome!

mdtoka

I'm glad I asked to be understanding...

Just working on a PCGS certified type set, got it cheap, used one of my "free" submissions.

ricko

Being new to coin collecting - an experience all of us have had at one time - simply means you have a lot to learn....Nothing wrong with that... none of us were born with coin knowledge. Keep asking questions... buy some reference books and study them, go to coin shows if you can. Remember, it is a hobby, have fun. Cheers, RickO

mdtoka

Thanks for the confirmation everyone; lesson learned.
Moving on to a follow up question and remember, be nice. . Recommendations on where to find a decent one? I have no nearby LCS and I've only primarily tried Ebay auctions. What are some good value on-line auctions to explore?

logger7

Too bad for your experience. Buy certified, in this market, you should be able to get some good deals.

dpoole

Great Collections is very good. Everything's on Ebay and you can do well there. But absolutely everywhere, you absolutely need to know what you're doing. Lots of scams out there on Ebay.

I wouldn't venture into the auction world until you are reasonably savvy. I'd recommend select an interest in one series of interest to you, reading deeply and looking at lots of samples (CoinFacts and the PCGS Registry are good--usually!) and bidding on inexpensive and certified (PCGS/NGC) items at first to learn the ropes and spot the pitfalls.

And again, come by here with links to the proposed auction and see what the (many) pros here think.

Good luck!