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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1928567, member: 112"]Sometimes yes but not always. That was my point, it's not an absolute. I have seen coins that were completely black and then dipped, and out comes a coin with booming luster.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is one particular story often told on the bourse of a scarce, even somewhat rare, Morgan that was completely black and purchased for $26,000 by a major dealer. He then discussed with his friends at the show the possibility of dipping the coin. They all told him he was crazy to risk such a thing. Dip a coin that you just paid $26,000 for ? Well, he did it anyway, said he had a hunch.</p><p><br /></p><p>So he cracked it, dipped it, was pleasantly surprised that his hunch was right, and submitted the coin. The coin came back up-graded 2 grades. He subsequently sold it for $226,000. This is not just a story, this is a true story !</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes dipping coins is always a crap shoot because you never know what the out come will be. You may get lucky or may be unlucky and lose your butt. But many, many, darkly toned, completely black, coins have been dipped and turned into huge success stories. Many have also turned into complete disasters.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1928567, member: 112"]Sometimes yes but not always. That was my point, it's not an absolute. I have seen coins that were completely black and then dipped, and out comes a coin with booming luster. There is one particular story often told on the bourse of a scarce, even somewhat rare, Morgan that was completely black and purchased for $26,000 by a major dealer. He then discussed with his friends at the show the possibility of dipping the coin. They all told him he was crazy to risk such a thing. Dip a coin that you just paid $26,000 for ? Well, he did it anyway, said he had a hunch. So he cracked it, dipped it, was pleasantly surprised that his hunch was right, and submitted the coin. The coin came back up-graded 2 grades. He subsequently sold it for $226,000. This is not just a story, this is a true story ! Yes dipping coins is always a crap shoot because you never know what the out come will be. You may get lucky or may be unlucky and lose your butt. But many, many, darkly toned, completely black, coins have been dipped and turned into huge success stories. Many have also turned into complete disasters.[/QUOTE]
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