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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;LostDutchman, post: 1083743, member: 16994&quot;]I know most coin folks look down upon dipping coins. There are very few coins that I think are a candidate for dipping but from time to time I see both graded and ungraded coins that can benefit from a properly executed dip. Here is an example that crossed my desk. I chose to pick this coin as an example because of the low value of the piece and my confidence in the finished result. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the coin before with the cert from the holder. </p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH]107781.vB[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH]107779.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]107780.vB[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I (along with the major grading companies) consider there to be 3 types of toning. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><ol> <li>Positive toning - This is toning which adds to the eye appeal of the coin. These are coins which we could consider attractively toned.</li> <li>Neutral toning - This is toning that neither adds or detracts from the eye appeal of the coin.</li> <li>Negative toning - This is toning that detracts from the overall eye appeal of the coin.</li> </ol><p>I would consider the piece to have negative toning on the obverse. I don&#039;t have a problem with the reverse of the coin. It has a nice thick original skin... but that obverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>After a quick dip, wash in distilled water, and a pat dry this is the result. </p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH]107783.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]107782.vB[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I think we can agree that this is a dramatic improvement from the earlier state of this coin. I just wanted to show that while dipping just any coin is most likely a bad idea with the proper experience and technique a once ugly coin is now conserved and collection worthy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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