Original surfaces vs lightly dipped?

I disagree. There are degrees of dipping, from a 5-second immersion in a dilute solution to an hour-long soak in a concentrated solution. They would have drastically different results.

 

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Hmmm, I wonder...if she were to be skinny dipped, would she magically turn into the skinny eagle type which is the only type half I don't own?

 

This is what original never-been-dipped coins look like:

 

After reading each entry, I am still in a quandary as to the purpose of toning a coin. Are coins that have been toned, lose their value. I'm sure there are collectors that will buy toned coins for a specific purpose. I am also sure that dealers will buy a coin that has been toned. However, purists will look a toned coins as "damaged goods" or "detail" coins. I have a few coins that have a small amount of toning around the edge of a few of my Morgan dollars. I didn't think much of it when I first looked at them, but I became concerned. As many collectors do, I buy/acquire coins that I like and have very little toning on them. I think I will go over to my collection of "Toned" Morgan dollars, to see what the damage is on the coins. I will not sell them until the value of Morgan dollars reach "Market" prices. Please, please, let us know... Are toned coins worth more?

 

I personally would choose either as I like them both. The fact that one is dipped doesn't bother me.

 

I’ve had plenty that weren’t dipped. Most crusty and gray like the above coins. I’ve also had plenty with beautifully retoned surfaces. I’m not a fan of blast white though

 

A lot of collectors like toned Morgans. Provided of course that the toning is attractive.
If you would like some opinions of your coins, post a pic and the cointalkers will let you know if the toning is worth a premium or not.

 

well the bottom line is toning is corrosion. You may get lucky and get some awesome cool toning that people will pay a premium... but generally speaking most toning does not sell at a premium and more often than not hurts the value. That is why coins should really be stored properly. It is also why so many coins are dipped, light toning is generally easy to remove without hurting the coins luster. But you need to know what you are doing.

Rest easy, some very light toning will be fine on Morgan’s and if you go to sell them their are experts at auction houses and (Reputable) dealers that can help you. If a quick dip improves the value it can be done. As with anything of value get a lot of opinions and offers and make sure you are dealing with reputable people.

 

I am with those that said, they would rather own a coin with a light or even a crusty skin on them. Original is not blast white. It may look like it just left the mint, but there will be tell tale signs on most that say otherwise.

To me blast white means it has been dipped.

@Jim Dale it depends on the toning.
Most original toning is easily defined by those that enjoy some originality to their collection. If you study how coins tone in different environments, then it us much easier to tell if a coin is NT (natural toning) and AT (artificial toning) NT garners either a premium or much closer to a market value than an AT coin.

 

I don’t have to write to Q. David Bowers. I could simply ask him, as I have met him numerous times. Many coins were stored so that exposure to air was minimized, not eliminated. My wife has some of the family antique silverware from the “old country” in the UK, from the early 1800s. They are not crusty, nor have they ever been polished in over 100 years, as her mother had them. They are slightly toned, but not particularly dark and deeply toned, as they were in a storage box. Same is true from many coins of that vintage—some were exposed to the elements, and others weren’t. I don’t deny that dipping took place, but not to the exaggerated degree to which you describe.

 

A few more perhaps?

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Definitely dipped and retoned probably never dipped Dipped and retoned Completely original note the draped bust was darker in hand and was from an old estate not ever in a coin collection This goes to show the range of surfaces on coins and how well they can recover from an old dip