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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 7965404, member: 101855&quot;]Dipping probably will do more harm than good. All dipping does is remove a thin layer of oxidized metal with a mild acid. If the toning has worked its way deep into the coin, as it has done here, the dark color you don&#039;t like will not disappear. However, some of the surfaces that you might like will be changed. </p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know about ancients, but with U.S. coins, you should never dip anything that is in less than Choice AU condition. The only reason to dip is to remove some unattractive toning that is impairing the eye appeal of the coin. When you dip a well circulated silver coin, the best you will get is a pasty white piece that has little eye appeal and screams to the advanced collector, <b>&quot;I&#039;ve been dipped!!!&quot;</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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