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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 3245231, member: 112"]Of course it can be done, silver is silver. It doesn't matter how old the coin is, it can always be dipped to remove toning. Take the coin in your avatar for example, it's pretty much a given that your coin has been dipped at some point in its life, and probably more than once. The fact that it was dipped is why it now has the toning it does have.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dipping coins in chemicals to remove toning is not something new, it's been around for centuries and it is and always was extremely common. Over 80% of ALL coins over 50 years old have been dipped to remove toning at least once and often more than once, and yes that includes ancients.</p><p><br /></p><p>But here's the thing with the conservation services. When you send them a coin they will examine it and decide if it is a good candidate for dipping or not. If they think not then they won't do anything to the coin. If they think it is a good candidate then they will dip it.</p><p><br /></p><p>A lot of, and probably most, folks aren't aware of it but NGC and PCGS have been dipping coins to remove toning for as long as the companies have existed. But it was not until 2001 and later that they each formed sister companies for the express purpose of dipping coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 3245231, member: 112"]Of course it can be done, silver is silver. It doesn't matter how old the coin is, it can always be dipped to remove toning. Take the coin in your avatar for example, it's pretty much a given that your coin has been dipped at some point in its life, and probably more than once. The fact that it was dipped is why it now has the toning it does have. Dipping coins in chemicals to remove toning is not something new, it's been around for centuries and it is and always was extremely common. Over 80% of ALL coins over 50 years old have been dipped to remove toning at least once and often more than once, and yes that includes ancients. But here's the thing with the conservation services. When you send them a coin they will examine it and decide if it is a good candidate for dipping or not. If they think not then they won't do anything to the coin. If they think it is a good candidate then they will dip it. A lot of, and probably most, folks aren't aware of it but NGC and PCGS have been dipping coins to remove toning for as long as the companies have existed. But it was not until 2001 and later that they each formed sister companies for the express purpose of dipping coins.[/QUOTE]
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