Restoration Service
nexlevelnmx
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The other night I was taking one coin out of a holder and it was hit with a staple! Light abrasive scratch on obverse. Is this something the restoration service can remove and grade? Will it be an extra cost or is grading included in this fee?
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None of the grading services repair damaged coins. Even if it's repaired, it will get a details grade.
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Scratches, even minor ones, are forever. Restoration can't help.
Over time the scratch may appear less prominent, as it tones-over with the rest of the coin.
Severe scratches are fatal and won't generally get straight-graded. Minor ones can be forgiven but taken into account when arriving at the grade.
And then there are those old scratches on rare, early Mint coins that get straight grades due, allegedly, to their scarcity and value. This is hard to explain and lots of collectors don't like it.
Lance.
I had a 21-d Walker that was a nice high end good with an old scratch. Though the ANA grading guide does not define "scratch" or what may or may not be market acceptable, correct me if I'm wrong, the grading services are obligated to details real problems like that. There is no coin fix or "Acme coin doctor" you can send coins to in order to "fix" problems.
A restoration service will not fill in a scratch. That is permanent damage.
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My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947):
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I see. Lets hope the toning can cover it over time. Not a big scratch but did take the to toning off, a light one.
I hate to hear it, and to be honest, I'd have probably tried to pry it open as well before I watched this video about a week ago:
My Carson City Morgan Registry Set
Coins in cardboard & Mylar 2x2s should be removed by holding over a towel, piercing the Mylar and popping the coin out over the towel by pushing on the Mylar.
EZ PZ....and safe.
Hmmm... guess I said what was in that youtube.
I do NOT like youtubes. TEXT does it for me!
Also, my way doesn't GRAB the coin like in the video.
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I submitted a few coins to ANACS at the Long Beach show and that’s exactly how the ANACS rep removed my coins that were in cardboard flips with staples.
Use a toothpick, tweezer, pencil, something with a small point, I've used the corner of a saflip many times, to pierce the mylar and bend the 2x2 to pop the coin out. Cardboard 2x2's should be considered single use items, once stapled they are done. Never pry apart to remove a coin with exposed staple ends.
We've all been there, you learned a lesson today.
Collector, occasional seller
Staples are evil....
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When removing coins from 2 X 2's, I take heavy scissors and cut the stapled corners off. This after I lightly scratched a 3 figure coin.
It might still straight grade. I once saw an MS 65 with the light staple scratch
Sometimes, it’s better to be LUCKY than good. 🍀 🍺👍
My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947):
https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/
My bust dime type coin is in a straight 58 holder and has what I believe to be a staple scratch in the field to the right of the bust. I bought it knowing that and still like the overall look of the piece.
Can’t speak for OP’s coin given the lack of photos to assess the severity of the damage.
Nothing is as expensive as free money.
Ah, the heartbreak of a staple scratch. Welcome to the club. Unfortunately it's irreversible.
Woww
Don't blame the staple!
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Allen Stockton is a professional coin repair expert who does all manner of coin restoration (crsstockton.com) and has been in business for a long time. Unless the coin is fairly expensive, it probably isn't worth the expense to get it properly repaired.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire