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<p>[QUOTE="huntsman53, post: 304318, member: 1242"]clembo,</p><p><br /></p><p>Why not? Most Coin Dealers dip coins for sheer profit! I recently read the story that I have linked to below. (Please check it out!) What a difference a dipping can make to the value of a coin!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.coingrading.com/eyeappeal1.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coingrading.com/eyeappeal1.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.coingrading.com/eyeappeal1.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I am not trying to advocate that dipping is right or whether it should or should not be done! However, there are lots of Silver coins (some of which are very to extremely rare) that are downright ugly and hideous due to the toning and if it were not for their' rarity, even most serious Collectors would pass on them hoping that a better example comes along. I believe that if you have a Gem BU coin that is downright ugly and hideous due to the toning and you have the knowledge, experience and right stuff to dip a coin or can have it dipped by a Professional, then you might want to do so. Considering the condition that the coin is in, you really can't hurt it any worse by dipping it!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Frank[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="huntsman53, post: 304318, member: 1242"]clembo, Why not? Most Coin Dealers dip coins for sheer profit! I recently read the story that I have linked to below. (Please check it out!) What a difference a dipping can make to the value of a coin! [url]http://www.coingrading.com/eyeappeal1.html[/url] I am not trying to advocate that dipping is right or whether it should or should not be done! However, there are lots of Silver coins (some of which are very to extremely rare) that are downright ugly and hideous due to the toning and if it were not for their' rarity, even most serious Collectors would pass on them hoping that a better example comes along. I believe that if you have a Gem BU coin that is downright ugly and hideous due to the toning and you have the knowledge, experience and right stuff to dip a coin or can have it dipped by a Professional, then you might want to do so. Considering the condition that the coin is in, you really can't hurt it any worse by dipping it! Frank[/QUOTE]
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