PCGS Restoration Service
ricko
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Just received this email.... looks like an excellent option for many.....Cheers, RickO
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Yes, if you like altering the metal surfaces of your coins.
Same here. Dip dip hurray.
Hoard the keys.
Hey, for the right coins it is absolutely worth it. I didn't save the pics but I had an 1888 proof Morgan that went in looking like one of those cloudy Ikes. Horrible looking. Came out very nice and got a straight grade. Well worth the fee as the value in the "clouds" would be substantially lower.
bob
I disagree. Just jokin' with ya. I saw someone already did!
The slider is cool. Almost as good as White Castle.
I personally like the "before" version of that walker better. There are some that can benefit from it but IMO that isn't one of them.
The Norweb 1893-s Morgan was allegedly destroyed by dipping. A legendary coin ruined by this potentially dangerous chemical process.
Yes, that's why i let PCGS do it and didn't do it myself......who ruined the Norweb 1893-s?
As to not risk being banned, I will let you google that yourself,
I have thought about sending a couple coins in. They have small green spots on them that don't really show up until you take photos.
"A dog breaks your heart only one time and that is when they pass on". Unknown
I did google it and from what it said based on a thread here, a noted national conservation service did it for a fee. there is a thread here on it but the before and after images that were posted back in 2011 don't show up. Just reporting what the thread here said as I was curious as well.
A year or so ago I sent in a 1923S quarter with some "stuff" adhering to the obverse coin surface for conservation. It may have been PVC? In any case it came back as as a XF 45 looking like a new coin.
From what I have seen they do a better job than their main competitor, not sure why. I just wish their turn-around times on that were comparable (less than a month at NGC for conservation and grading).
I wouldn't screw around with a very valuable coin that needed help, or one in a slab with a generous grade. Those would go to PCGS.
Otherwise it's a lot easier and cheaper to do it yourself. Below is a friend's coin. Acetone wouldn't do the trick. It needed a quick dip.
Lance.
I think that some dealers do a better job at this than the current TPG services.
Some Coin doctors are very good at their trade.
IMO, anyone who does not believe in PROPER coin conservation is living in the dark ages. Conservation depends on the coin, the experience of the conservator, and the equipment and chemicals at his/her disposal. With that said, there are coins that should not be touched. Finally, there is no guarantee of the outcome. Even an "easy" job can "blow up'!
The main reason to use NCS or PCGS Conservation is IF THE COIN IS RUINED BY THEM, it will have a better chance of being straight graded that if it was ruined by an outsider.
sometimes professional conservation makes sense. Many times a rare or valuable or otherwise significant coin can be conserved with a good result. Proper conservation can often stop degradation from contaminants on the surfaces. If done expertly important coins can sometimes be preserved without further damage.
I am an original is best person 99% of the time but it is not always bad to dip a coin or use acetone or water to reduce surface organics that may make an unattractive or unstable surface. Most all of us have removed PVC from coins at one time or another its a moderate form of conservation.
The PCGS conservation is trusted and most people seem pleased with the result. I would use the service without a thought if I had a coin that might benefit that was significant enough.