Was this coin that I just picked up dipped? I say yes, what say you? Also I bought it as a UNC but I don’t think its Unc .. maby Au-55..... Don't panic I didn't pay MS+ price.
That coin looks like something was done to it. It could have been dipped I'm not that good at knowing. Ice
That champagne color on the 2nd coin is very typical toning of a dipped and just-starting-to-retone coin. Sometimes I hear it called residue, but I'm not sure that's really what it is.
As I though , this guy is somewhat a amateur coin doctor. I have seen some coins as buffed as a mirror and various other headachs.... But there are still some deals to be had. . I got that nice rupee at a very good price. The Cuban piece was a impulse buy
While you certainly may be right, I'm not sure that the type of toning I'm referring to is something that happens very quickly -- usually a year or more after the dip do you see something like this (unless it's accelerated, I doubt a doctor would do that as the coin sans champagne toning will sell for more, typically). All IMHO & respectfully submitted...Mike
What I’m talking about would not take time , it would just be dip residue from a improper dip. Left over sediments, It’s like the same junk brass-o and silv-o leave on if improperly used on metal ware. It’s the odd light yellow clouding forming all over the coins obverse and reverse. It looks like silver cleaner residue.
Truely difficult to tell from the photos. If you had a similar coin in MS grade, might help you check it out. The details look sharp and clear though. As to the color of any coin, remember that where it is stored could make that difference. Or as already noted a dip in something and then not rinsed might leave residue on the coin that looks like that.
If the coin has haze then the coin dipper probably screwed up and didnt wash it with soap & running water when he was done.
I wouldn't really surprise me that the rupee would be dipped but I can't see it using this picture , maybe when the coin arrives I can post better pictures of both coins and then it will be easier to give our diagnostics...
Ten bucks ! that's what i paid for in Canadian money so ... about 50 cents american It's a great deal i know but that's how i play ... i snipe pieces all day for cheap coins
One of the members implied that coin shops had a "coin press" that used compressed air (that's the sound of an air hose being used when you're in a coin shop).
