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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 3929460, member: 112&quot;]It&#039;s definitely not a good idea, but really damage them ? Not unless you leave the coins in it for a quite a while. </p><p><br /></p><p>Ya gotta remember that for decades there were countless &quot;home remedies&quot; used by dealers and collectors alike. You can find suggestions for the use of these home remedies in books written by some of the biggest and most respected names in numismatics. Granted, some of the books were written decades ago, when the knowledge that is commonly known today was known only to a few. Now I&#039;m not making excuses for them but some folks have a really hard time accepting newer ideas in place of doing what they have been taught all their lives by people they trust.</p><p><br /></p><p>And when ya throw in some of the nonsense that you can find on the internet - well, it&#039;s no wonder that some folks do what they do and believe some of the things they believe.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would also add that just because somebody is a coin dealer, that doesn&#039;t really mean he&#039;s very good at his job or very knowledgeable at all when it comes to coins. He may also be quite good in some areas but sadly lacking in others. </p><p><br /></p><p>I guess what I&#039;m trying to say is don&#039;t let it be a throw the baby out with the bath water situation - don&#039;t totally discount the dealer because he does 1 thing that you happen to know better about. He may be good at detecting problem coins or counterfeits, or offer fair deals at fair prices, he may be able to find hard to find coins for you. The list goes on. </p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;ll also find dealers who will say that dipping a coin, any coin, is a cardinal sin - in spite of the fact that more coins have been saved from certain destruction by dipping them than any other thing that can be done. But that doesn&#039;t necessarily make them a bad dealer.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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