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Bent gold coin
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when viewing this coin I was wondering why a pliable material like gold couldn't be, with care, put back into its original flat state. it doesn't appear to be severely bent in the pic. just a novice in this area so please chime in.
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it would be near impossible to get the bend completely out
It is not like a dent in the fender of a 1927 Pierce Arrow where you use a dolly and hammer, body filler wet sanding to get looking perfect.
Messing with it more would just make it worse.
"It is not like a dent in the fender of a 1927 Pierce Arrow"
Kinda figured that but I thought there might be a way. My Pierce Arrow doesn't have any dents btw.
Assuming the bend isn't too severe the standard method is to put the coin between two soft pine boards and then hit it with a hammer. I've never tried it since I don't buy bent coins.
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"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
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IMHO undoing the damage only results in more damage. Leave it alone.
Bending the metal also stretches it, so you'd have to find a way to shrink it back to its normal size after making it flat. Heating and then quenching the heated area quickly with cold water would shrink it a bit, but then you'd have more problems.
From someone who has fixed a few fenders.
You will almost certainly end up with a flat spot in the design if you mess with it, which would make it worse. The market for these coins is dead right now, and a bent piece makes this coin a candidate for cremation.
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In the Great Silver Bubble of 1979-1980, I saw a really rather nice 1902 Double Sovereign Edward VII that had a small but easily noticeable bend. Lots of people looked it over (some with sympathy), but in the extremis of that price moment, nothing for it but to send it to the pot.
The pic.
Don't touch!
It is best not to attempt a repair...almost certainly it will result in further damage. The only suggestion I can make, is to send it to PCGS with a request to consider repair by their experts....They would be the last resource...Good luck, Cheers, RickO
PCGS conserves coins but they don't repair damaged coins.
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"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
@PerryHall ...Thank you... I was not aware of the distinction. Cheers, RickO