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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1179416, member: 112&quot;]Well it&#039;s more than just the pictures themselves that make me think it&#039;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 &amp; 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>

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