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Found on an auction site's chat board, and edited to protect the guilty:
Poster #1 I have a question about re-toning. I have a [key date coin] that is probably an ag-3, but has been very harshly cleaned. It is very bright. I am thinking of selling it. Would it do better if I applied some Deller's Darkener? Yes, I am quite certain that it is genuine.
Poster #2 no dont do that, If you have money to hold onto a bit and live in a safe place, put coin on an uperstory windowsill outside for a couple months, you can still tell cleaned before but will look like it was cleaned 50 yrs ago.
Poster #1 I like [that] idea.
Should it be just sitting there, unprotected?
I live in the North, should I give it Southern exposure for more sunlight?
Poster #2 yes unprotected and a southern window
Poster #1 I have a question about re-toning. I have a [key date coin] that is probably an ag-3, but has been very harshly cleaned. It is very bright. I am thinking of selling it. Would it do better if I applied some Deller's Darkener? Yes, I am quite certain that it is genuine.
Poster #2 no dont do that, If you have money to hold onto a bit and live in a safe place, put coin on an uperstory windowsill outside for a couple months, you can still tell cleaned before but will look like it was cleaned 50 yrs ago.
Poster #1 I like [that] idea.
Should it be just sitting there, unprotected?
I live in the North, should I give it Southern exposure for more sunlight?
Poster #2 yes unprotected and a southern window
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