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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikenoodle, post: 2937012, member: 307&quot;]Dipping this coin would do more harm than good.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the shop where I work, I have gotten to practice on junk silver coins quite a bit and I have come to understand a few things through the experience.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have come up with an adage that works well.</p><p><br /></p><p>It’s all about the candidate. Some coins are better candidates for dipping than others.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many circulated coins should never be dipped because the wear when you strip off the toning will look unnatural and the coin will look (as an earlier poster to this thread put it) dipped.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nice uncirculated coins are the best candidates to dip as when you remove the toning, the coin will look natural when it’s bright everywhere.</p><p><br /></p><p>I look for luster underneath the toning and if it isn’t there, I just leave the coin alone.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just thought i’d share my experiences.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yeah, Doug, I’ve come 180 degrees on this subject as I used to protest dipping coins. I now understand that it’s not whether or not a coin has been dipped, but rather if it’s been dipped <b>properly</b>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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