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<p>[QUOTE="mikenoodle, post: 307225, member: 307"]I agree with Clem on this one as well. It's not that you are dipping it so much as you are dipping it to turn it for a quick profit. </p><p><br /></p><p>Whether or not the coin LOOKS better is an eye of the beholder kind of thing. Whether or not a grading service will now slab it (especially a top tier TPG) is a horse of a different color. My guess is that PCGS would probably body bag the coin for the reason that you describe as to why you dipped it... it looks better! A bit too good if you ask me, and I think that they will say the same. </p><p><br /></p><p>Just to emphasize what I am saying, you can clean your coins all you want. I personally think it's unwise, but that's MY opinion, and I tend to keep it to myself. </p><p><br /></p><p>What I have a problem with is dipping a coin in order to quickly sell it and make money. Too many things can happen in just a short time after a coin is dipped, and typically the first thing to happen is that the haze comes back. I have bought dipped proofs in the past and have gotten plenty angry just weeks later, when the coins turned hazy.</p><p><br /></p><p>excuse me for chiming in so late...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mikenoodle, post: 307225, member: 307"]I agree with Clem on this one as well. It's not that you are dipping it so much as you are dipping it to turn it for a quick profit. Whether or not the coin LOOKS better is an eye of the beholder kind of thing. Whether or not a grading service will now slab it (especially a top tier TPG) is a horse of a different color. My guess is that PCGS would probably body bag the coin for the reason that you describe as to why you dipped it... it looks better! A bit too good if you ask me, and I think that they will say the same. Just to emphasize what I am saying, you can clean your coins all you want. I personally think it's unwise, but that's MY opinion, and I tend to keep it to myself. What I have a problem with is dipping a coin in order to quickly sell it and make money. Too many things can happen in just a short time after a coin is dipped, and typically the first thing to happen is that the haze comes back. I have bought dipped proofs in the past and have gotten plenty angry just weeks later, when the coins turned hazy. excuse me for chiming in so late...[/QUOTE]
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