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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stork, post: 2781877, member: 71642&quot;]Hey, am I a VIP now that I&#039;m getting screenshot-ed????</p><p><br /></p><p>Seriously, this poll is a problem as [USER=69089]@Maxfli[/USER] says.&nbsp; You can&#039;t answer the question as &#039;yes&#039; or &#039;no&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>To expand on my screenshot comment (as I&#039;ve made similar before)--in my mind CONSERVATION is something done to protect from damage/stop further damage.&nbsp; Think acetone etc baths to remove PVC or get rid of a contaminant that may cause harm or further harm.&nbsp; No intent to deceive, and no attempt to enhance or artificially change a coin&#039;s appearance (other than to get rid of the contaminant).</p><p><br /></p><p>COIN DOCTORING are actively taken steps done in order to change a coin&#039;s appearance--things like plugging, puttying, tooling, adding toning.&nbsp; Altering the coin to enhance appearance/hide problems for purposes of deceit (ie profit motive).&nbsp; Falsifying a coin&#039;s appearance.</p><p><br /></p><p>Or, perhaps think of it this way (to use the doctor analogy more)...</p><p><br /></p><p>Washing ones face = conservation</p><p>beauty spas and prescription meds = dipping level of activity (micro level stuff)</p><p>plastic surgery = coin doctoring</p><p><br /></p><p>Washing your face is normal hygiene and preventative measures.</p><p><br /></p><p>Plastic surgery can change a person from fugly to beautimous, but the children aren&#039;t going to inherit that nose job.</p><p><br /></p><p>Having a peel or using accutaine or retin-A might make for a more pleasing look.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do think a problem arises when conservation services may actually be getting a bit in to the chemical processing/spa treatment (ie carbon spot removal) activity.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t think a simple wash or flicking off of debris that won&#039;t cause harm or further changes means much.</p><p><br /></p><p>Once you get to dipping or beyond, that is information a buyer should know. Someone might not mind the coin was dipped, or a hole plugged...AS LONG AS THEY ARE ABLE TO MAKE AN INFORMED BUYING DECISION.&nbsp; Of course the common statement re: dipping is that if it&#039;s done properly no one will know, and the current owner might not know about it either.</p><p><br /></p><p>edited to add:&nbsp; so in answer to what I THINK the question is, no I don&#039;t think that flicking off crud is doctoring, and yes this appears to me (from this limited information) to be simple conservation.&nbsp; I don&#039;t get the reference to dippers &#039;r us or whatever so I&#039;m probably missing part of the story (and I haven&#039;t read the full thread elsewhere).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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