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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2655179, member: 24314&quot;]Thanks P&amp;G <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is a better image of the characteristic.&nbsp; A rubber band like streak goes across this coin.&nbsp; It etched the surface under the band.&nbsp; When the oxidation was dipped off, it left the gray etched surface.&nbsp; Even if this coin had been dipped properly, there is no way to hide this characteristic.&nbsp; In the case of this piece, even cleaning would not completely reach the area inside the &quot;O.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I have heard grading instructors and dealers call this &quot;dip burn.&quot;&nbsp; On some coins that had very dark toning, the entire surface of the coin will turn this color when dipped.&nbsp; The second image is a &quot;dip burned&quot; Uncirculated Trade dollar.&nbsp; This color on Seated &amp; Trade dollars is fairly common on Impaired Proofs.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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