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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1203704, member: 26302&quot;]Yeah, when I saw this I was weighting whether the coin was &quot;savable&quot; or not. The black is mostly glossy so I think I good dip could save the coin. It looks NT to me, I have seen tons of coins like that.</p><p><br /></p><p>We had some severe poster children for toning coin deaths here a few months back. Matte black is severe corrosion, and I have never seen one dipped without surface damage. Most glossy black come out without surface damage, but will usually look &quot;overdipped&quot; since so much luster is gone.</p><p><br /></p><p>Great thread about the dangers of toning, and why I am uber sad to see the market pushing people to AT and ruining a ton of good coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Honestly, people spend too much time on color. The attention should be on original surfaces, which is what newbies miss. An expensive toned coin should have original surfaces, which is a great thing to have whether a coin is toned or not. I fully support premiums for original surfaces, since most 100 year old coins do not have them anymore. Just focusing on color is what misleads too many collectors nowadays.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just my opinion.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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