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Coin Restoration?

stinkinlincolnstinkinlincoln Posts: 2,733 ✭
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Anyone ever hear of these guys? I havent and came across this site linked in another thread.

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  • StubbyMcNumbthumbsStubbyMcNumbthumbs Posts: 1,259 ✭
    Yeah, I have an 1894-s dime that has a hole drilled right where the mint mark used to be. You reckon he could restore it for me so it would once again be worth it's true value?

    Is there a Doctor in the house???
  • StubbyMcNumbthumbsStubbyMcNumbthumbs Posts: 1,259 ✭
    Oh, and I've never heard of him/them. Not sure if I'm happy about knowing about them now. Scary!
  • RickynCrystalRickynCrystal Posts: 90
    thats Bull Dont Even image
  • FatManFatMan Posts: 8,977 ✭
  • Tyler1924STyler1924S Posts: 1,328
    Here's one of his before and after pics.

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  • slipgateslipgate Posts: 2,301 ✭✭
    Wow! He is REALLY good. Scary! I have an ex-jewelry piece I might send him just to find out.
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  • AnkurJAnkurJ Posts: 11,370 ✭✭✭✭
    I bet you'll be seeing a ton of these restored coins on ebay. Oh, and this is real nice:


    Tone copper and silver coins as you please.


    3 oz bottle of solution and beginning instructions.


    Cost $35.00

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  • shorecollshorecoll Posts: 5,445 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I think this guys been in business for quite a while. Something about Kentucky and the state abbreviation KY. Hmmm!
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  • jdillanejdillane Posts: 2,365 ✭✭✭
    without even following the link, no doubt this is re Alan Stockton. I suspect I unwittingly acquired some of his work in my early collecting days. As his site says, he took the baton from his father so this has been an available service for many moons.

    IMO, its perfectly acceptable to restore a damaged coin but totally wrong to not disclose the repair.
  • Tyler1924STyler1924S Posts: 1,328


    << <i>IMO, its perfectly acceptable to restore a damaged coin but totally wrong to not disclose the repair. >>



    I totally agree.
  • carscars Posts: 1,904
    Scary. "my father, Paul E. Stockton started restoring coins in the late 1950's and continued to restore coins by himself until 1991 when I joined him. "
    Its all relative
  • lathmachlathmach Posts: 4,720 ✭
    I've used him, he's good.
    He'll quote you a price, you pay up front.
    Expect a 4 month delay as he's backed up all the time.

    Ray
  • itsnotjustmeitsnotjustme Posts: 8,779 ✭✭✭
    THe ultimate restoration was the SS Central America Re-Strikes....
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  • JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nothing at all wrong with coin restoration.
    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,370 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Stockton does really good work and it wouldn't surprise me if some of his work has found its way into top tier slabs.

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  • darktonedarktone Posts: 8,437 ✭✭✭
    He's been around for years. I think he does a good service from what I have heard. I remember there were more people doing this twenty five years ago. I think they even advertised in the coin papers back then. I remember this being discussed here before a few years back. image

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