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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;coinman0456, post: 999735, member: 18177&quot;]It&#039;s all speculation . yes/no . No way to tell for sure. If the coin in question came with a pedigree , perhaps that might convince those that question any coin surviving in that condition of preservation . Are you seriously questioning all those blast white coins that have survived from that era simply for the lack of toning ?&nbsp; Is the business of numismatics that corrupted ? I spoke with NGC today , specifically about this coin in question . The Graders agreed that this coin was well preserved , a superb quality coin , and had no reason to suspect any cleaning. If you can say definitely this coin has been dipped, simply because you think it unrealistic for a coin to survive in pristine condition from the 1900&#039;s isn&#039;t something I would have expected from you . Now I too have said, that many U.S. coins that have been encapsulated, probably had undergone some degree of cleaning , at some point prior to being encapsulated . That doesn&#039;t mean that it is impossible for a coin such as this to have been preserved in pristine condition, without work . To do so , does an injustice to the hobby and many notable collections. No way to tell for certain about this coin , only speculation , and while I understand how one could question this possibility , it is possible , otherwise all those blast white coins from the 20&#039;s , 30&#039;s etc have been chemically enhanced . Are they all ? Don&#039;t forget, we are looking at a photo , and photo&#039;s can be very deceiving and manipulated . Coin in hand , this coin may look a bit different. There may actually be some tints of toning .[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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