Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Speedy, post: 130145, member: 705&quot;]Howdy</p><p>I could have explained it alittle better---the coin may not have been cleaned....but since it is so white the chances are that it was at one point in time.</p><p>As I said...sometimes a cleaning doesn&#039;t hurt a coin and it can be sold without noting it...sometimes if a coin has PVC you have to clean it.</p><p>But in most cases cleaning takes down the value.</p><p>As the case with this coin....I&#039;m going to say that if it was dipped it was dipped by an expert and didn&#039;t hurt the luster and also didn&#039;t leave hair lines....if it had does either the value would be cut in half about.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve been collecting for about 5 years and am just learning all about this....learning is something that takes years!</p><p><br /></p><p>Toning does sometimes make a difference.....if the toning is dark and ugly then that might hurt the value while if it is blue and green and such the value might go up alot.</p><p>Being that the case many people fake toning---they do it many ways and try to jip people with their faked toned coins.</p><p>If you want to see what can happen.....take a Uncirculated cent and place it on a light bulb....turn on the light and leave the cent there for about 2-4 min....turn off the light and let the cent cool down or you will burn youself....after about 3-5 min take it off and see all of the colors.....the long left on the light with the heat the darker it will go.</p><p>This is one of the many ways to fake a toning.</p><p><br /></p><p>Speedy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in