RE: the recent "Conservation Coin of the Month" thread-----here's my example.

keets

A few days ago there was a thread with before/after pictures concerning an NCS copper coin which had some verdigris removed. I thought I'd pose a picture of a coin I own and ask what everyone thinks regarding the pro/con about conserving copper. The only detraction on the coin is the obverse carbon spot behing Lincoln's head. There are no other spots, no rub, no hairlines and no apparent die polish, my assumption being that it's a very early strike off fresh dies and was handled well through the years. The spot was there when I purchased the coin raw about three years ago and doesn't seem to have changed in appearance or size(but I still think it isn't safe or a good thing). The pictures were taken with the Cent in a Kointain which accounts for the dust a glare, it is really very clean with nice contrast and natural red color.

I would grade it as PR67 Cameo, though PCGS/NGC may grade it lower or not at all. Is this a coin you would consider conserving?? Is this a coin you would have passed on due to the "spot" while assuming it is damaged?? Please give some feedback with your reply if possible. Thanks.

Al H.

SUMORADA

Killer Lincoln..... a closeup of the Obv. spot on my screen ...makes it look "active" in hand it may not be..If it were me I would not send it, if anything it just needs to be neutrilized with acetone, if active, anything else IMO would ruin the coin....

Coinosaurus

How rare is it? If there are a lot of 67CAM 1953 Lincolns I say try to fix it.

Naturally any conserved coin should be traded as such.

ricko

Have you examined the spot under high magnification (i.e. 200x)? May be worth it to understand exactly what that is. Cheers, RickO

Longacre

You seem to like the coin, it looks great, although it is not in the right plastic (which, perhaps, makes the coin all wrong).

Personally, I would not mess with it.

WaterSport

I am going to say no, don't bother. While a 67 or higher Cam 53 proof would be worth the effort there are no guarantees it would grade after being conserved or grade as a CAM particularly at PCGS. Have you checked to verify it’s not a DDO?

WS

jmski52

If a better specimen had been available, I'd have held out for it. 57 years is a long time to expect a proof copper to go without reacting to its environment, and the fact that this coin suffered a spot elevates the ones that didn't.

As for conserving it, I'd have to know more about the number of unblemished ones still extant and the cost differential between those and this one.

EagleEye

Easy conservation method : Sell it an buy a better one.