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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 24619680, member: 101855&quot;]I have not looked at that one for a while. It&#039;s in the bank. It may have been dipped, but there is a reasonable chance that it has not been &quot;given a bath.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>The Cleveland was issued at a time, mid 1930s, when coin collectors were buying these coins and had a better idea how to store them. Many of the commemorative coins from this era have been dipped, but lots of others have not. </p><p><br /></p><p>For the &quot;early commemoratives&quot; (1892 until the 1920s), those coins often fell into the hands of the general public who had no idea how to protect them. Therefore you have a greater chance of wear and ugly toning because of poor storage methods. It one of the reasons why some commemoratives, like the Missouri half dollar, is harder to find nice. </p><p><br /></p><p>This Missouri was dipped and not properly rinsed. Unfortunately the re-toning on it has gotten worse. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1565385[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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