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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rodeoclown, post: 1384995, member: 34005&quot;]Not if it&#039;s just removing dirt and grime from it or toning like from the original post in what the dealer in question is using as a reason to crack it open and dip to remove the toning from it. So perhaps somewhat incorrect due to the human eyes not detecting the actual grade of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d imagine a good TPG could grade a coin with dirt and still make out the details. Unless the coin is just so dirty it&#039;s hiding details from view or potential troublesome spots on the coin, but I&#039;d say in most cases, unless the dirt is hiding such things, dipping doesn&#039;t change the actual grade of the coin. If the TGP couldn&#039;t grade it correctly before a dip, well, that still defines that the actual grade wasn&#039;t changed from the dip.</p><p><br /></p><p>But I stand corrected that dipping does not affect the actual grade of the coin, it can&#039;t actually alter the coin to be a better grade and that&#039;s what I was trying to imply. I understand what you&#039;re saying but dipping does not improve the actual grade of a coin physically.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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