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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bhp3rd, post: 510995, member: 16510&quot;]<b>desertgem and others,</b></p><p><br /></p><p>A 1922 Peace dollar ain&#039;t worth much to begin with so yes dip it and any common Roosevelt dime ain&#039;t worth much&nbsp; (as it is in this case) so yes, dip it.</p><p>I&#039;ve stated all the caveat&#039;s already before as they are many.</p><p>The central question here was, &quot;what can be done about this dark toning on this Roosevelt dime?&nbsp; The answer is &quot;plenty&quot; Dip it. I explained how to do it, if using a plastic spoon break a hole in it or hold the coin against the spoon with a wood toothpick.&nbsp; Coin tongs are better that&#039;s what I use - 1/2 gram, 500 milligrams is a pinch of baking soda in 8 oz. of water will leave no residue when then rinsed again in distilled water.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>But to answer your inquiry that dipping (or conserving) is to enhance the</b> value, no.</p><p>I never dip solely to enhance the value - the main consideration is restoring the surfaces of the coin to a degree more stable, and more attractive than they were.&nbsp; When a coin is dark, black or dark grey it is at the end of the toning cycle.&nbsp; It will (are already has) started to eat into the surface of the coin. By dipping (or conserving) you are first attempting to stop (arrest) the damage and second to help expose what mint luster that can be restored under the toning.&nbsp; Yes dipping will remove a bit of the surface - that&#039;s why we do it but not very much (if done properly).</p><p>The decision to dip or not to dip, is at the heart of the issue.</p><p>I&#039;ve already said that as I am making a decision, (about if to treat a coin) it is always &quot;Coin Specific&quot; - I would not have treated that 63 DDR if I did not believe it was possible and would probably enhance it&#039;s desirability and help preserve it for future die variety specialists, ie: &quot;it was a dog then now it ain&#039;t a dog no more&quot;.</p><p>If I were asked about 1889 CC dollar or 1916 DDO Buffalo nickel the response and the ascertation would be a completely different process and end result.</p><p>Come on guys/gals we were asked about a Roosevelt Dime for heavens sake not 1792 half disme.&nbsp; I would not of attempted to restore the SS Central America gold coins - I don&#039;t know how.&nbsp; Therein lies the lesson - </p><p>I would not attempt to wax, clean or otherwise do anything to a antique silver vase - I do not know how and am fairly certain it would be harmful.</p><p>But a Roosevelt dime??&nbsp; There is no downside, none whatsoever.</p><p><b>When a member asks how he may improve a common silver coin with dark album toning the automatic response should never be the &quot;oh, don&#039;t ever clean a coin&quot; - &quot;we don&#039;t recommend ever cleaning coins&quot;.&nbsp; That is not only &quot;not helpful&quot; it is not true - we are then (with our prejudice&#039;s in place) giving him/her bad advice that helps no one but preserves a commonly held misconception that&#039;s been bantered around without being questioned for too long.</b></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Benjamin, H. (hope this is clearer) Peters III[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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