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<p>[QUOTE="longshot, post: 4122145, member: 76266"]On dipping...dipping refers to briefly immersing the coin in a mild acid solution. "e-Z-est" is a popular dip. The idea is to remove a tiny layer from the surface of the coin...removing tarnish, toning, fingerprints, haze, whatever.</p><p>Dipping will damage the luster on an uncirculated or high AU coin if the coin is left in the dip too long (like more than a second or two or four). Also many Morgans have been dipped repeatedly over time, with each dip removing a bit more of the luster, and finally we are left with an impaired coin. The frosty, satiny surface loses its appeal and the coin looks kind of dead. Once the luster is burned off nothing will bring it back. The way the light looks on your coin seems to indicate this is the case.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="longshot, post: 4122145, member: 76266"]On dipping...dipping refers to briefly immersing the coin in a mild acid solution. "e-Z-est" is a popular dip. The idea is to remove a tiny layer from the surface of the coin...removing tarnish, toning, fingerprints, haze, whatever. Dipping will damage the luster on an uncirculated or high AU coin if the coin is left in the dip too long (like more than a second or two or four). Also many Morgans have been dipped repeatedly over time, with each dip removing a bit more of the luster, and finally we are left with an impaired coin. The frosty, satiny surface loses its appeal and the coin looks kind of dead. Once the luster is burned off nothing will bring it back. The way the light looks on your coin seems to indicate this is the case.[/QUOTE]
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