To conserve or not to conserve?

spyglassdesign

I'm torn on this one. It's got very decent luster already but a slight haze, along with the junk around particularly the reverse devices and rim. Under a loupe it looks like debris that might be able to be removed, maybe even with an acetone wash?

What would you do? I'm not expecting an upgrade or anything, but feel it might benefit it's presentation to be conserved by NGC or PCGS?

TIA.

PerryHall

It looks natural and original. It looks like a nice attractive coin and I'd leave it alone. What grade did NGC give it?

spyglassdesign

@PerryHall said:
It looks natural and original. It looks like a nice attractive coin and I'd leave it alone. What grade did NGC give it?

MS62.

TennesseeDave

I have had success removing junk like that from coins before submitting to Pcgs by putting in acetone and using a wooden toothpick to gently work the debris out of the devices. then rinse with plenty of hot water and pat dry with a soft cloth.

spyglassdesign

@TennesseeDave said:
I have had success removing junk like that from coins before submitting to Pcgs by putting in acetone and using a wooden toothpick to gently work the debris out of the devices. then rinse with plenty of hot water and pat dry with a soft cloth.

I've had some success (and mistakes) working with silver coins before, but haven't tried with Gold as of yet!

cameonut2011

I would leave it alone.

MICHAELDIXON

Leave it as-is

lermish

I like that coin very much as it is.

On a separate note, I've sent 4 coins recently through PCGS conservation. I have little to no experience with conservation so maybe my expectations were too high but I have to say I was pretty underwhelmed with the results. They weren't bad I guess I just expected a more dramatic change. So that being said, I would strongly lean towards leaving that coin in its current state.

Floridafacelifter

I would also likely leave it as it is- but I have heard numerous times that NGC has better conservation results than PCGS. I sent a 1794 $ through PCGS conservation because it looked like someone spilled a vanilla milkshake on it and I was also underwhelmed with the results.

gumby1234

Leave that one be. It looks fine

jfriedm56

I’d personally leave it as is. Great looking all original piece.

Smudge

I’m in the leave it alone club.

DisneyFan

Looks like an honest MS62. Have you thought about sending it to CAC? (and asking for a one word reason if it doesn't pass).

AUandAG

I ask why would you ask? Can't undo the past in my book.
bob

FlyingAl

Looks like a nice original piece of gold. No need to remove it's character.

Dave99B

It’s beautiful. Please leave her alone.

Dave

emeraldATV

True View presents her very well,
that to me says it all.

spyglassdesign

@emeraldATV said:
True View presents her very well,
that to me says it all.

Those are my pics it's ngc, not truview 😉

RobertScotLover

Why. If you want one scrubbed and cleaned, buy one. This is at minimum much more original example than most that are obviously messed with by appearing dirt free.

TomB

That's one bell that cannot be un-rung.

If you don't like it then I can only strongly suggest you sell it and buy one you like instead of decreasing the number of more original looking coins by one.

spyglassdesign

Thanks for all the feedback! I don't k ow if I've ever seen everyone so unified on a topic before 😅

emeraldATV

@spyglassdesign said:

@emeraldATV said:
True View presents her very well,
that to me says it all.

Those are my pics it's ngc, not truview 😉

Your so right !
Can I do a retraction? Very well done are NGC's photos. That to me shows her true image. I like mine without makeup.
(Maybe I should have not used caps.)
Thanks Brother.

spyglassdesign

@emeraldATV said:

@spyglassdesign said:

@emeraldATV said:
True View presents her very well,
that to me says it all.

Those are my pics it's ngc, not truview 😉

Your so right !
Can I do a retraction? Very well done are NGC's photos. That to me shows her true image. I like mine without makeup.
(Maybe I should have not used caps.)
Thanks Brother.

I mean they are pics I took, personally, of the coin 😁

RobertScotLover

Maybe you should think of buying a 1962 dated coin instead, it will probably not have any 160 year old dirt on it. Dirt is good, super clean in that grade means it has been sanitized imo.

Meltdown

@spyglassdesign said:

@emeraldATV said:

@spyglassdesign said:

@emeraldATV said:
True View presents her very well,
that to me says it all.

Those are my pics it's ngc, not truview 😉

Your so right !
Can I do a retraction? Very well done are NGC's photos. That to me shows her true image. I like mine without makeup.
(Maybe I should have not used caps.)
Thanks Brother.

I mean they are pics I took, personally, of the coin 😁

Well then... those pics, you took from somwhere look great. I wonder who shot them?

OldeTowneCoinShoppe

I would guess it has already been "conserved".

spyglassdesign

@Meltdown said:

@spyglassdesign said:

@emeraldATV said:

@spyglassdesign said:

@emeraldATV said:
True View presents her very well,
that to me says it all.

Those are my pics it's ngc, not truview 😉

Your so right !
Can I do a retraction? Very well done are NGC's photos. That to me shows her true image. I like mine without makeup.
(Maybe I should have not used caps.)
Thanks Brother.

I mean they are pics I took, personally, of the coin 😁

Well then... those pics, you took from somwhere look great. I wonder who shot them?

From my own camera using my own setup. Spent a lot of time practicing and getting feedback and help from the fine folks here to get to that point 😁

Thank you very much for the compliment!

Meltdown

@spyglassdesign
I was just trying to be funny.. They are great photos. It is interesting that a mint state coin has "gunk" on it. It would probably bother me too. It's hard to go against the cardinal rule however... "Original is Best."

spyglassdesign

@Meltdown said:
@spyglassdesign
I was just trying to be funny.. They are great photos. It is interesting that a mint state coin has "gunk" on it. It would probably bother me too. It's hard to go against the cardinal rule however... "Original is Best."

Yeah I got it with the smiley that's why I thanked you 😊

As for the concensus, it's pretty resounding!

Manifest_Destiny

@MICHAELDIXON said:
Leave it as-is

Agree

PeakRarities

I can relate, because I’ve started several similar threads where I may have been bothered by a spot or some dirt or something on my original gold coins. One was my 1853 $20 that has a few spots on the obverse, but the coin has a beautiful original patina and very nice color otherwise.

Since then, I have grown to love every bit of that coin in its entirety, and the dirt/spots don’t bother me at all. I imagine it could have gone the other way too, and I would have sold the coin if I wasn’t happy.