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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bhp3rd, post: 514466, member: 16510&quot;]<b>Many times these proofs,</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Many times these early proofs have been handled in a horrendous method to say the least, (old leaky capital holders, cardboard 2x2&#039;s, etc.).&nbsp; We have seen them just about ruined in a number of different ways.&nbsp; My ascertation that I know it has been cleaned not only come from exprence but from the times, the 40&#039;s &amp; 50&#039;s where it was not at all uncommon to dip coins.&nbsp; That plus think about all the original early mint sets you seen in the older cardboard holders?&nbsp; Sometimes they have nice toning but mostly it&#039;s a grey mottled type that while it may show originality is really not very appealing</p><p>Now this dime may not even have needed dipping, or maybe it had just the faint remnant of a hit or fingerprint on the highest points and somebody dipped it.&nbsp; Often the areas of a coin that have had the most luster removed tone the soonest - and that&#039;s what I think happened to this coin.&nbsp; Now I have dipped many modern proof coins, some to great success some not so great but the secret always lies in the moisture being removed as quickly as possible.&nbsp; I actually use a boiling water rinse often and it works very well.&nbsp; I do not think that the folks who were the caretakers of these coins originally were near as careful and knowledgeable as we are today,</p><p>Ben Peters[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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