On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 20:21:38 GMT, "Ed Hendricks"
is alleged to have written:

"Bruce Hickmott" wrote in message


Overall impression: Very nice people to work with, they do what they
say they'll do. It seems actually a day or so quicker if you send the
coin through NGC afterward rather than having it returned raw. NGC
and NCS are very closely joined, much more closely than I expected.
They're literally right across the hall from each other and they
answer each others phones at lunch. I'll use them again, if I have a
coin that needs more than normal TLC.

Bruce

Thanks for the report Bruce. I have been curious as to what kind of work
the "conservation" or "restoration" companies actually do. If anyone else
has first-hand experience with any of these outfits please post the results.
I'm sure there are many here with an interest.

Check out their web page at

http://www.ncscoin.com/

Many good examples there, based on my observations and recent experience those
are pretty accurate. Naturally, I suspect they are taking the best examples (I
would) but it's still very educational.

Bruce