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I have a friend who wants to get a water-salvaged coin conserved. He's a bit hesitant to use NCS. Are there any people/companies that you could recommend that would do a good job?
Thanks for any input!
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<< <i>I have a friend who wants to get a water-salvaged coin conserved. He's a bit hesitant to use NCS. Are there any people/companies that you could recommend that would do a good job?
Thanks for any input! >>
Fresh water or salt water? Got any pics? If there is corrosion, it can possibily be helped but it's unlikely to ever be conserve to a state that will be graded by any TPG.
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<< <i>I have a friend who wants to get a water-salvaged coin conserved. He's a bit hesitant to use NCS. Are there any people/companies that you could recommend that would do a good job?
Thanks for any input! >>
I don't have any alternate suggestions. But why wouldn't you want to use NCS? It seems they have demonstrated expertise in conserving rare and expensive coins that have been underwater in harsh conditions. I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a conservation service that has a more proven track record.
Jacob
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<< <i>I have a friend who wants to get a water-salvaged coin conserved. He's a bit hesitant to use NCS. Are there any people/companies that you could recommend that would do a good job?
Thanks for any input! >>
I don't have any alternate suggestions. But why wouldn't you want to use NCS? It seems they have demonstrated expertise in conserving rare and expensive coins that have been underwater in harsh conditions. I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a conservation service that has a more proven track record.
Jacob >>
Depending on what the coin is and its condition it may not be worth the time and expense to send it to NCS. We need more information before we can give any meaningful advice.
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<< <i>I have a friend who wants to get a water-salvaged coin conserved. He's a bit hesitant to use NCS. Are there any people/companies that you could recommend that would do a good job?
Thanks for any input! >>
Fresh water or salt water? Got any pics? If there is corrosion, it can possibily be helped but it's unlikely to ever be conserve to a state that will be graded by any TPG. >>
Didnt PCGS grade the gold coins from the shipwreck?
It looks to me like a copy that has been aged (a whole lot).
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
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<< <i>Also, it's too far gone to be authenticated by any competent expert. >>
If the OP can show a pic of the edge so that we can see the thickness of this piece, I believe that would be very informative.
<< <i>I'm not convinced that the coin posted by the OP is a genuine Pine Tree Shilling.
It looks to me like a copy that has been aged (a whole lot). >>
This may well be a replica. There are commonly seen replicas of the Noe-1 Pine Tree Shilling (that is the variety that your friend's coin is) that -- in that horrible, corroded state -- would be somewhat difficult to tell from real by looking at it.
However, those copies are made out of base metal and not silver, so a specific gravity test might be illuminating.
I would also recommend NCS, but understand that you may be paying $50-100 to conserve a coin that is actually a $5 replica.
And even a genuine coin that looks like that would be mighty ugly post-conservation.
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<< <i>I'm not convinced that the coin posted by the OP is a genuine Pine Tree Shilling.
It looks to me like a copy that has been aged (a whole lot). >>
My knowledge of Shillings isn't that comprehensive but that was my first thought.
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<< <i>I have a friend who wants to get a water-salvaged coin conserved. He's a bit hesitant to use NCS. Are there any people/companies that you could recommend that would do a good job?
Thanks for any input! >>
Fresh water or salt water? Got any pics? If there is corrosion, it can possibily be helped but it's unlikely to ever be conserve to a state that will be graded by any TPG. >>
Didnt PCGS grade the gold coins from the shipwreck?
Yes---from several ship wrecks but gold is far less reactive than silver and this coin appears io be heavily corroded.
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
I could be wrong, but I don't think so.