Anyone submit a dug coin NCS for conservation?

[oxbowbarefoot]

Hi everyone,

I have been reading up on the conservation services provided by NCS and from what I can tell, most people are satisfied with the results. However, I have not been able to find many examples of dug coins being conserved and how the results came out. I have a rather valuable silver coin with excellent detail and would like to improve its eye appeal, but before I drop a couple hundred dollars on it, I would like to know if any of you have had experience with NCS and how you felt about the results. I know that Silver Tree Chaser had a negative experience with them, but I don't know if that had anything to do with the conservation aspect. If anyone has before and after pictures, I would love to seem them, especially if those coins are silver! Thank you!

 

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[oxbowbarefoot]

anyone?

 

[enamel7]

Do you mean NGC?

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

Do you mean NGC?

Well, sort of, NCS is a division of NGC. NCS is their official coin conservation service.

 

[DeepseekerADS]

This is a very good question. Thanks for posting this!

 

[DeepseekerADS]

I think about this, and seem to remember from a couple years ago a member sending an IH in for restoration and they ruined it. It might not have been NCS, but struck a similar cord.

 

[Iron Patch]

I would seriously think twice about that as the professionals don't seem to really do anything you can't do yourself... they just give you a big bill.

The coin in this link clearly did not need any type of cleaning, so should not have been sent in... but the fact the person with this company used such bad judgement (or was so greedy) that they went ahead and harshly cleaned it speaks volumes. I would NEVER send a very good coin find off to a company and have some flunky destroy it with some chemical based cleaner. My advice to anyone who does... know who it is, what their experience is, and especially what they plan to do.... and also to make sure your coin is not better left alone, as was the case here.

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/cleaning-preservation/209028-don-t-use-ncs.html

 

[Iron Patch]

I think about this, and seem to remember from a couple years ago a member sending an IH in for restoration and they ruined it. It might not have been NCS, but struck a similar cord.

I'm sure it sticks in the brain of all who read it.

 

[xr7ator]

I remember that 1877 cent. Keeps me from even thinking about sending them my 1921D AU dime that is oxided.

 

[WhiteTornado]

All I would probably do is submit to PCGS to get the Genuine designation, just to have proof it is a real one and not a fake, if it was a key date. If you are truly trying to improve the appearance of the coin, I would think long and hard as to whether or not it's worth chancing it.

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

Thanks for the replies guys. i couldn't find reviews anywhere, so I appreciate the heads up.

 

[A2coins]

If you plan to keep it for yourself. you could clean it and make it shinny the value would go down its yours to appreciate. I f you don't want to lose value sorry to say don't touch it

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

If you plan to keep it for yourself. you could clean it and make it shinny the value would go down its yours to appreciate. I f you don't want to lose value sorry to say don't touch it

That is true to an extent. It is absolutely possible to improve a coin and drastically increase its value (of course, it is just as easy to ruin a coin). This is particularly true of dug colonial coins. Removing dirt or organic matter without damaging the coin's surfaces improves a coin. I do plan on keeping my coin, however, my skills as a conservator are limited, and I don't want to improperly clean my valuable finds. I have no problem safely removing 90% of the crap that I find stuck to coins, its the fine dirt that lodges in the areas of fine detail or is mineralized to the coins surface that concerns me. I don't want to make it shinny, as that would involve removing metal. I just want to carefully remove very fine dirt.