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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 2801915, member: 112&quot;]Krd - </p><p><br /></p><p>While what Kanga said is technically accurate it is also somewhat misleading to those without the base knowledge needed to understand it. Wording his comments the way he did could, stress could, make some who do not have that base knowledge think the coins are irreparably damaged. And that simply isn&#039;t the case.</p><p><br /></p><p>First of all what we&#039;re talking about here is dipping the coins. Dipping the coins will remove the artificial toning. And if you don&#039;t already know a coin dip is a chemical solution that contains an acid. And it is the acid that will strip away the artificial toning.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now here&#039;s the thing. When a coin is dipped properly the coin is not damaged. In fact when a coin is dipped properly nobody can tell it was ever done at all. </p><p><br /></p><p>However, if a coin is <u>not</u> dipped properly then yes it absolutely can be damaged.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ya see, what I&#039;m trying to get across to you is the end result of dipping a coin is not a given thing. The end result can be good or the end result can be bad. It all depends on two things. 1 - whether you do it right or not. And 2 - whether the coin was already damaged, or not, before you dipped it.</p><p><br /></p><p>What a lot of people don&#039;t understand or realize is that fully 80% or more of all older coins have been dipped at least once over the course of the life of the coin. Virtually every collector there is owns quite a few coins that have been dipped. And some collectors, every coin they own has been dipped. And a lot of those people don&#039;t even know it, others do.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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