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Message:: [QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 3361432, member: 112"]What he said is correct, but there is much more to it than that. In your post you talked about dipped vs original, but that's a taste issue that can only be determined by the individual - some like this, some like that. Which is true in basically all things. But in the end there is nothing wrong with coin that has been dipped as long as it was dipped correctly. Dipping coins has been perfectly acceptable among the numismatic community for a couple of hundred years now. Something else that you need to understand, and realize, is that fully 80% or more of all older coins have been dipped at least once in their lifetimes. That includes coins that are currently toned. And that toning can be anything from the lightest shade of grey to colorful to dark. A lot of folks don't seem to realize what this means, even those who say they don't like dipped coins, that they only like original coins. Many, even most, of the coins that they own almost certainly are not original. Even though the coins are toned the odds are still 80 to 20 that they have been dipped at some point. As for your question - You can't tell, there is no way for anyone to ever know with any degree of certainty. The best they can ever do is guess. But given the odds ........ In the end it doesn't really matter, buy coins because you like them for the way they are now. Their past is immaterial.[/QUOTE]