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Restoration Results 1818 Large Cent
jackpine20
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Greetings! I thought I would share the results of my first PCGS Restoration submission. Purchased raw on eBay, the Coronet Large Cent had an unattractive haze that PCGS successfully removed, and returned to me in an MS62RB holder. The color balance of the TrueView image is accurate. The images from the eBay listing are also accurate. Not gonna lie, I was a little surprised by the conserved coin's dark red wine color, but I'm not complaining. I absolutely love the results! Thank you to the PCGS Restoration team! What do you think?
PCGS Restoration results: MS62RB
Before Restoration (as pictured in the eBay listing):
Matt Snebold
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Interesting. I wonder what they used to conserve it? It reminds me of the coloration change that happened on the obverse of the Lincoln cent towards the bottom of this thread that was conserved with Verdi-care https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/comment/12966422#Comment_12966422
Mr_Spud
Attractive coin. Good results!
Wine color… wonder how reactive the coin is now and what color it will end up.
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Nice result. I think @Boosibri has a great point, maybe some careful, dry storage would be the smart play. Attractive coin.
It is a nice result for sure. And hopefully can be preserved well. Maybe this is the time for an intercept shield holder?
While it is attractive in all honesty I liked the color before the restoration much more than after.
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I think that's a very attractive coin!
I had two excellent results when I sent these in for restoration. The medal had numerous green spots, fortunately not PVC, and the dollar had dull lifeless surfaces and also some green spots. I was very pleased with the results.
Wow, nice coloring and love the die breaks.
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Looks like someone used a little bit of MS70. I hope it doesn't turn on you over time.
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Really either way it's nice looking. But the TV pics make it looked "messed with" - Maybe looks more normal in hand
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That was my immediate thought.
My next thought was wondering what the slab would say if I had conserved it like this and then submitted the coin raw. It is attractive, albeit a bit unnatural looking.
Maybe there is a little less red than what is represented in the TrueView. Diffuse sunlight used here to take the following images may offer the most true-to-life color. Your comments here in the forum leave me cautiously optimistic. I appreciate your input. I'm still learning.
Matt Snebold
@jackpine20.... Welcome aboard.... The restoration looks very nice, and your set of pictures (right above) are very good. I like the restored look, compared to the 'before'. Cheers, RickO
Looks to me like you got a desired result from the conservation. Thanks for sharing your experience.
I think the coin looked fine before the restoration. Difficult from a TV to tell exactly how the coin looks but if it were my coin and it looks as red as the picture I would probably sell it. Nobody can predict what the coin will look like in a few years.
I think TomB is probably right. It looks like an MS70 job. It looks good for now. Hope it stays that way. I sort of prefer the way it looked before restoration. Either way it looks o.k.
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i wonder if pcgs has a way of tracking coins they've conserved (conveniently) like a set of cert #s range so they can track what works over long periods (or at least the submitters). time will pass so it would be nice to know such things for the sake of the coins.
I've seen a PCGS video where it was explained that the new and improved holder (maybe from 2015) was put thru some sort of aging experiment to test if the plastic and rubber ring were inert. I like to think PCGS would take similar measures when choosing their restoration techniques. I guess I'll find out. I'm not flipping this coin:) Thank you for your comments.
Matt Snebold