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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Beefer518, post: 4604396, member: 87737&quot;]Technically, I think the answer is yes, but it&#039;s also considered as having been &quot;Properly Cleaned/Conserved&quot; And wouldn&#039;t get a details grade as having been cleaned, if that is all that was done to it.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Dipping (from what I understand) is using a cleaning agent that has acidic properties (maybe base as well), and actually eats a microscopic amount of the metal it it&#039;s cleaning process, which kills the luster. I&#039;ve never used anything other then acetone, but I believe products like TarnX (a silver cleaner/polish) is an example of the type of product that would be considered &#039;improper&#039;, and would body bag the coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>This is an example of an improperly cleaned (dipped) coin. there aren&#039;t any marks (hairlines) on the coin to indicate a cleaning (that could bump it to a &quot;Harshly Cleaned&quot; annotation), but it was over-dipped, and that luster got knocked dow (it&#039;s still there, but muted).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1140430[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1140431[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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