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Message:: [QUOTE="gocamels, post: 390565, member: 14934"]Nope.  Dipping coins is a gamble.  While it is possible to dip a coin without destroying the surfaces, it takes a LOT of practice and know-how, and even then it takes a fair amount of luck. I know a dealer who dilutes the dip solution and then does a really quick dip and rinse, but only for heavily tarnished coins, and only where he thinks there's a good shot at increasing the coin's value. Even for him, with 20+ years of experience, it's a gamble, because even these really quick dips are cumulative, meaning that he doesn't know whether or not the last person that owned it gave it a "quick dip" years ago, etc., and eventually, even "real quick dips" by experts will have enough of a cumulative effect on a coin's surfaces to show signs of cleaning. And that doesn't even scratch the surface (no pun intended) of things that could go wrong when you try to dip a coin.  Add in the extremely fragile nature of the fields on a proof coin, and you're just asking for trouble. Just my 2 cents, but dipping coins is a huge gamble, and you're waaaaayyyy more likely to ruin the coin than you are to help it.[/QUOTE]