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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1814669, member: 112&quot;]Dipping a coin is and always has been an acceptable practice. There are literally millions and millions of dipped coins in NGC and PCGS slabs, in both MS and circulated grades. The TPGs accept it, the ANA accepts it, and most knowledgeable collectors accept it. But accepting it does not mean that they prefer it, many prefer their coins with original surfaces.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dipping a coin is just like everything else in life - you can do it right, or you can do it wrong. But even if you do it right, you may end up wishing you had not done it. That&#039;s because you never know what the coin is going to look like after it is dipped. It may be gorgeous and full of luster. Or it may be butt ugly and covered with hairlines and scratches from a harsh cleaning.</p><p><br /></p><p>All of that said, there are some coins that actually need to be dipped, should be dipped, in order to protect the coin. That&#039;s because once toning approaches its terminal stage if you do not dip the coin, the toning itself is going to destroy the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>But like Larry said above, knowing which coin to dip and which coin to leave alone - that is the hard part. And nobody ever gets all of them right. Dipping a coin is always a crapshoot.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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