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Message:: [QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 1869272, member: 5233"]I agree with what you are saying Paul...in fact, if I were in charge I'd rather see dipping done away with completely.  Even in that means environmental damage occurs.  Toning to the point of damaging a coin is the natural death of a coin...coins that have been properly stored shouldn't get to that stage IMHO (at least non-ancient coins).  I think in a perfect world, we would consider the current state of a coin...even if it is toned to a damaging level...natural.  But, that's just my personal view.  I don't think  anyone else agrees with me. The problem is, our personal opinions don't match the market accepted view about dipping.  Do I think a blast white DMPL Morgan is cool...heck yes I do.  But, I'd rather see it in it's natural 120 year old self. I have accepted properly dipped coins as a fact in his hobby and my collection includes examples.  While I personally wish that dipping didn't happen...I accepted long ago that it does.  In anything, the market as a whole determines what is acceptable and what is not.  For whatever reason, coin collectors (as a general rule) have decided that properly dipping a coin is nearly always acceptable.  Now, that doesn't mean that everyone must agree and collect accordingly...but most people do.  Most other forms of altering a coin has been determined unacceptable by the majority of collectors.  Clearly, not everyone agrees.  But, that's OK.[/QUOTE]