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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 26565760, member: 101855&quot;]Dipping and cleaning are two different things to knowledgeable people. The purists, who obsessed with originality, think they are one in the same. Some of the purists couldn&#039;t recognize an original surface coin if it bit them on the butt. Some of the coins they think are original are “original now.” They have re-toned after they were dipped.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some original surface coins are too ugly to sell and have to be dipped if you are go to get any money for them. You have to determine if dipping will work. For some deeply toned coins, it won&#039;t. It will only make the eye appeal worse. </p><p><br /></p><p>The 1837 No Stars Half Dime shown above has been cleaned. It&#039;s got hairlines all over it. </p><p><br /></p><p>What does the group think of this one? It&#039;s got original surfaces. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1692676[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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