Anyone know who does coin repair? I have a hole!
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Allen Stockton used to do great work, but he is retired.
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There was someone here recently who sent his Bust dollar to a coin repair shop in Russia. The results were decent.
I'll try and hunt down that thread.
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The guy from Russia who did the repair for the early US dollar died recently and suddenly of a heart attack. He was only in his thirties.
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Ahhh, dang.
Wasn't aware.
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Seems like someone could make a decent living filling the need for expert repairs. I seem to remember that Stockton advertised at one time.
Whats wrong with a hole? I rather have a hole than a repair.
A hole in a coin is severe damage. Repairs of severe damage is normal and acceptable for most collecting pursuits from antique cars to old paintings. Repairing a coin by plugging a hole and reengraving the detail is virtually undetectable when performed by an expert and makes a lot of sense for an extremely valuable coin.
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Yes he did, and apparently was quite popular. I used his services on a wreath cent 6-7 years ago. It took a long time and he was hard to get a hold of, and he was having health issues associated with old age. It doesn’t surprise me that he’s retired now.
I used Stockton to repair a hole previously. He did a nice job, but it was no where near good enough to think it could fool the grading services into a no problem holder.
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I dunno, but I bet my dentist could do it if she wanted to. She just replaced 2 old fillings 2 days ago that I had that had cracks around them and she did them so fast I couldn’t believe it, the teeth look great, she used some kind of filler that looks like my teeth and you can barely tell there’s fillings in them.
Mr_Spud
@Mr_Spud said: I dunno, but I bet my dentist could do it if she wanted to.
C'mon, man!!! What your Dentist uses is a UV light reactive composite resin. I've had a tooth repaired with the same thing. Fill the area with the resin, hold the light near it for 30 seconds, buff and polish.
I seriously doubt a Dentist could do the intricate and time consuming work that Mr. Stockton was so well known for. BTW, I don't really think his work was intended to fool anyone or get a coin into a clean TPG holder. He intended to repair damage and did a good job.
I have a $1 gold coin with a hole, and a white gold bezel soldered in the hole. I have a laser welder, I'm a jeweler, so I will attempt a fix on it and post the result.
I will take better pics to see what it actually looks like
Of course you’re right, but I bet she could do a good job at repairing a coin Kintsugi style.
https://www.homesandantiques.com/antiques/collecting-guides-antiques/art/kintsugi-how-to-do-it-different-methods-and-best-kits
But then again, I’d probably be able to repair a hole in a coin Kintsugi style too, maybe with FIMO clay which comes in both silver and gold
Mr_Spud
Goldfixer- looking forward to seeing your results.
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I got the hole filled with 22 karat gold. Next will be rebuilding the edge of the reverse, and the top of the head on obverse. Then smoothing out the flat areas.
Don't forget to reengrave the D mintmark.
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There is a gentleman in the Philadelphia are that does great work... But he tries to get repaired coins into holders... I am unsure if I still have his information.
I had a 1815/12 Bust half that had a hole and he begged me to repair it... Saying he could get it into a holder...
Damn that was so long ago...
https://www.ebay.com/str/rareoldcoingallery?_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l161211
This guy on ebay may doctor himself or has a doctor to get many coins into (mostly details) holders. Some significant metal movement and high level work was noticed on a 1793 Chain cent that made it into a straight PCGS VF-30 holder.
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