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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 26638463, member: 112"]Vess - when it comes to dipping coins there is literally a mountain of information that one must know if you wish to do it successfully. And there aren't any "one size fits all" solutions, none. The primary reason for this is because of the individuality of the coins themselves - no two coins are alike and small differences in the coins can make huge differences in the outcomes of dipping the coin. From success to complete and utter failure - damaging and ruining the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>When it comes to using coin dip my advice is pretty much always the same - if you don't know how, and unless you have considerable experience at doing it - don't try.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, if that's the case how does one learn how ? There is no easy way and it will always require a great deal of time. But short and sweet - get somebody who does know how to teach you, in person. It's not something you can learn from books and articles because there are no single books or articles that cover it all. There's as much to know about what not to do as there is there is about knowing what to do. </p><p><br /></p><p>Sure, you can learn some things by trial and error, but it very quickly becomes a very expensive method. And there's a very long line of people who think they are doing things right but they aren't doing things right at all. </p><p><br /></p><p>To kind of put things into perspective think of it this way. A person goes through 4 years of college, another 2 years to get a masters, another 2 or more to get a PhD, and once they have the PhD - when they actually enter their field to begin work, they're still just a rookie in that field.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 26638463, member: 112"]Vess - when it comes to dipping coins there is literally a mountain of information that one must know if you wish to do it successfully. And there aren't any "one size fits all" solutions, none. The primary reason for this is because of the individuality of the coins themselves - no two coins are alike and small differences in the coins can make huge differences in the outcomes of dipping the coin. From success to complete and utter failure - damaging and ruining the coin. When it comes to using coin dip my advice is pretty much always the same - if you don't know how, and unless you have considerable experience at doing it - don't try. So, if that's the case how does one learn how ? There is no easy way and it will always require a great deal of time. But short and sweet - get somebody who does know how to teach you, in person. It's not something you can learn from books and articles because there are no single books or articles that cover it all. There's as much to know about what not to do as there is there is about knowing what to do. Sure, you can learn some things by trial and error, but it very quickly becomes a very expensive method. And there's a very long line of people who think they are doing things right but they aren't doing things right at all. To kind of put things into perspective think of it this way. A person goes through 4 years of college, another 2 years to get a masters, another 2 or more to get a PhD, and once they have the PhD - when they actually enter their field to begin work, they're still just a rookie in that field.[/QUOTE]
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