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<p>[QUOTE="rsand, post: 1606778, member: 40749"]Hi all-</p><p><br /></p><p>I've read a lot of the philosophical debates about cleaning coins, including some of the 60-pager threads here! Trying to avoid the general debate. But what I'd like to know, does dipping a silver coin have any chance of removing those horrible milky water spots from otherwise decent mint strike coins? I've attached two pictures of particularly afflicted coins I have. Neither of these is much more than MS-61 or 62 at best in my (totally non-professional!) opinion, but the eye appeal of them is really spoiled by the spots. Is it worth even experimenting with a coin or two to see if a silver dip helps or is the fact already established that there is no solving water spots?</p><p><br /></p><p>(the first pic is the reverse of a 1954-D Benjy)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]226773.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]226785.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for any advice!</p><p><br /></p><p>-Richard[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rsand, post: 1606778, member: 40749"]Hi all- I've read a lot of the philosophical debates about cleaning coins, including some of the 60-pager threads here! Trying to avoid the general debate. But what I'd like to know, does dipping a silver coin have any chance of removing those horrible milky water spots from otherwise decent mint strike coins? I've attached two pictures of particularly afflicted coins I have. Neither of these is much more than MS-61 or 62 at best in my (totally non-professional!) opinion, but the eye appeal of them is really spoiled by the spots. Is it worth even experimenting with a coin or two to see if a silver dip helps or is the fact already established that there is no solving water spots? (the first pic is the reverse of a 1954-D Benjy) [ATTACH]226773.vB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]226785.vB[/ATTACH] Thanks for any advice! -Richard[/QUOTE]
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