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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 355931, member: 112&quot;]Mike - </p><p><br /></p><p>Dipping coins has been going on for over a century, probably longer. And while it may be a question of semantics, I can&#039;t recall ever hearing of or reading any claims made by anybody, let alone NCS, that any conserved coin would be returned to its original condition. That is merely an assumption that all too many people make when they speak of this subject. At best all that is claimed is that they can make the coin &quot;look&quot; better. And I don&#039;t think there is much room to question about whether or not they can do that.</p><p><br /></p><p>As to your question about whether or not it is ethical to do so, well, I think that is a question that individuals can only answer for themselves. Some will undoubtedly say it is ethical and some will undoubtedly say it isn&#039;t. </p><p><br /></p><p>For me personally, if such a cleaning or conserving of a coin is not detectable by a knowledgeable person except by use of reason, then yes, it is ethical. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now what I mean by use of reason is this - a knowledgeable person knows that coins will tone - period. So with any coin of a given age that appears to be completely untoned - it stands to reason that said coin has been dipped in order to remove said toning. The same can be said of circulated coins replacing the word toning with the normal dirt and grime that a coin accumulates during circulation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, whether or not a coin can be considered as &quot;original&quot;, I don&#039;t think any knowledgeable person would consider a dipped coin to be &quot;original&quot;. Quite simply they know better because they have the ability to reason. And anyone who thinks that they have &quot;original&quot; coins when said coins have no toning - well, that is their mistake. And it only serves to prove that they need additional education.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know whether this answers your questions on the subject - but those are my thoughts on it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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