Restoration at PCGS

In the beginning of 2022, I acquired an Egyptian 10 qirsh, heavily toned in a natural way, probably having spent a lot of years in a coin cabinet or some sort of boxed or other protected environment. The thing with toning is that sometimes, the end result might have an awkward design for a variety of reasons.

This coin was reasonably priced and suitable to “test” PCGS’ restoration service. The luster that the toning was hiding was nothing less than extraordinary.

Before

After