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Message:: [QUOTE="benveniste, post: 915575, member: 25547"]What I wrote was "brighter," not "bright white." I'll stand by that statement, since attractively toned coins certainly show brighter colors than my example. While I've known some collectors who wanted white coins so their set would match, I couldn't guess at percentages.   I think we're almost in agreement here. A large majority collectors would prefer my coin after dipping. I'm one of them. You're not. That's cool with me. But you've answered your own question on why dipping happens, whether it's done by collectors or dealers.   The link is broken, but I do know the history of the coin. So I'll make a couple of points. First, I used the word improper with regard to cleaned coins. The only toning I consider "improper" is artificial toning. Second, with classic commemoratives, I consider the distribution history to be a key part of the story of each issue.   Even if you knew that there was very little if any financial downside to keeping it and selling it locally?[/QUOTE]