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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 915474, member: 15309&quot;]The term excuse was not meant to imply that you can&#039;t do what you want with your coins, you absolutely can. However, in my eyes, dipping a coin is doctoring a coin and is the same as artificial toning. My opinion on the subject deviates from what is generally accepted by the numismatic community but that in itself does not make me wrong.&nbsp; There are many collectors who agree with me that the dipping of coins should be discarded as an accepted numismatic practice.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>While supply and demand affects every market, I certainly do not agree that more collectors prefer bright white commemoratives.&nbsp; The majority of commemorative collectors I know prefer attractively toned pieces.&nbsp; However, given the choice between unattractive toning and blast white surfaces, most would prefer the blast white coins because they have better eye appeal.&nbsp; So it is not that they prefer blast white commemoratives.&nbsp; They prefer the coins with the best eye appeal.&nbsp; Generally speaking, the eye appeal rank for classic commemoratives would be attractively toned pieces, dipped white coins, and lastly unattractively toned coins.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Furthermore, the number of improperly toned Lafayette Dollars has very little to do with this issue at all and is related to the history of the coin itself and how they were distributed.&nbsp; Please refer to the following thread for more informaton.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://Lafayette Dollar-A Numismatic Treasure/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://Lafayette Dollar-A Numismatic Treasure/" rel="nofollow">Lafayette Dollar-A Numismatic Treasure/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I will do everything in my power to avoid the situation that you described but I know one thing.&nbsp; If I an unhappy with any $1,000+ coin purchase for any reason, I would certainly eat the shipping costs and return the coin.&nbsp; I searched for almost two years before finding my Lafayette Dollar and even then I almost returned it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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