1913 Barber Dime - cleaned or not?

To me, from the image, the coin has the look of once being much darker.
I feel it took more than an acetone bath. It looks dipped.
With more images I might completely change my mind.
Not that I do much better but the white balance is really off in the images. That makes it even tougher. Just my opinion.

 

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I agree 100%
Each dip and every second takes away from what the coin once was.
It's not something for most to play with on a coin of much value.

 

Dipping can be properly done...I don't have the experience to do it and as of now I have no plans to learn.

 

I don't have any problem with dipping... for certain coins...

It's a great way to remove milky haze from modern and semi-modern proofs. I've got several Ike's that I've dipped. They all look like they're supposed to.

But when you've got a coin that's a hundred years old that means it was hanging out for at least 50 years before modern numismatics took off. That being the case it should exhibit some form of toning as these coins weren't stored to prevent it. When you get one like the barber in this thread, TO ME, it just doesn't look right.

That said, it's a BEAUTIFUL coin and I'd love to have it. (So that I could trade it for one that's a similar grade but not white.)