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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1179416, member: 112"]Well it's more than just the pictures themselves that make me think it's been over-dipped. Look closely at the recesses and protected areas - see all that black ? But yet the coin shows no chatter on the rims and no sign of wear that I can see. So the black is not the remains of dirt & grime. The black is the remains of heavy black toning that has been stripped away by dipping the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, toning all by itself, once it has been allowed to progress to the point that it turns black, strips away most or all of the luster that a coin may have. Add to that the further luster stripping effects of a coin dip ........</p><p><br /></p><p>And well, you see my point.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1179416, member: 112"]Well it's more than just the pictures themselves that make me think it's been over-dipped. Look closely at the recesses and protected areas - see all that black ? But yet the coin shows no chatter on the rims and no sign of wear that I can see. So the black is not the remains of dirt & grime. The black is the remains of heavy black toning that has been stripped away by dipping the coin. That said, toning all by itself, once it has been allowed to progress to the point that it turns black, strips away most or all of the luster that a coin may have. Add to that the further luster stripping effects of a coin dip ........ And well, you see my point.[/QUOTE]
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