Yes, Doug's response is excellent. I don't agree 100% (for instance I don't agree "clean" and "conserve" have the same meaning) but close enough....
Let's blur the boundaries a bit: [IMG] [IMG]
I hope you are right! Keep up that mantra and sip that Kool Aid slowly!
Are you saying that all older coins have been dipped? I can't believe that. What a shame it would be if greed and lack of a spirit of stewardship...
As far as originality is concerned, I generally only trust original/unopened bank rolls to give 100% original coins. Most other coins are suspect.
Problem is your point is incorrect. Have you tried? It doesn't take very long to view a few original coins, then a few dipped coins, and you'll...
I suppose only way to prove it is to do a double-blind test. If you're willing we could find a 3rd party to take a group of coins (preferably...
Perhaps so, but that does not make the "standard view of numismatists" correct on this point. I find it very telling that folks are so adamant...
I never said that. What I said was that the person selling the coin might say that in order to create uncertainty. This is a common...
It's actually not that difficult. Do you have a stereo microscope? Can you take a good picture of a coin with accurate colors? It just takes...
Actually, it is the "uncertainty" that maintain's the coin's value. If an experienced collector "knows" a coin has been dipped, then if a new...
This is really not true, especially for BU Bronze coins. Quite easy to tell if they have been dipped, MS70'd, or any number of other treatments....
That dirty feeling is the realization of unethical, or potentially illegal, practices. Always ask yourself: "if my buyer knew what I was doing,...
Or just stick with copper/bronze coins. It's easy to tell if a copper or bronze coin has been cleaned/dipped/doctored. Un-natural colors on copper...
My comment was not quite complete. I should have added that it is fraudulent behavior if the dipping was not disclosed to the new buyer. As long...
And altering a coin for purposes of increasing its value is doctoring it. It is fraudulent behavior.
An acetone bath is cleaning. It removes debris without altering the coin surface.
You missed an important anwer in your poll... I had to put "yes" since "cleaning" is the closest thing to correct in the poll. But in reality,...
The standard StereZoom-4 with 10x eyepieces zooms from 7x to 30x. 7x is low enough that you can view an entire Lincoln Cent, while 30x is high...
Nope, didn't miss it. In fact the qualifier "in numismatics" is exactly what I am arguing with. Natural copper color is red, even outside...
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