Toned Trade Dollar-

Gemini

This one was stored for years in a brown envelope...
(Date 1875-S)
Should I dip it ?

Trade Dollar
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BigD5

Did you mention that you were going to be sending some of these coins in for grading? That looks like a nice Trade Dollar. All the coin pic's you have posted thus far, look nice!

andy007

Looks very nice just like it is, I personally wouldn't dip it.

keoj

Never dip, never regret. Of course, original coins is what I prefer.

keoj

MadMonk

If it were mine, NO, the odds are against it. Theres always the no guts, no glory factor, but can you deal with the outcome regardless. When I first got in to the hobby over 30 yrs ago, I dipped occasionally. Results were ALWAYS disappointing. One, only one coin in all my years dipped out better.

ANACONDA

Right now the coin has character. Dip it, and you strip it of it's personality.

Coins are like women. Improving them is always a temptation but often results in frustration and regrets.

dragon

While the toning on that piece is not overly attractive, it's not awful either. Trade dollars generally do not dip well, they come out looking unnatural, washed out, and unattractive from the dipped pieces I've seen.

Besides, there's enough lifeless, dipped out coins out there already! I'd leave it alone.

dragon

Rotts

If it were mine i would not dip it. Rotts

braddick

I would, possibly, have it currated over at NCS. That's too nice to simply dip and hope for the best.
If you write them a note along with the coin and tell them what results you are hoping for (keep some of the toning?) they'll let you know if it is possible.

Spinynorman

Interesting. I was just working on a picture of my similar trade dollar yesterday. From most angles it just looks dark, but if you get the light on it just right, it looks like this. My dad told me this coin used to be stunning and was very dissapointed when my uncle brought it out of it's envelope. Can NCS do anything to lighten toning without completely stripping it?

braddick

<< <i>Interesting. I was just working on a picture of my similar trade dollar yesterday. From most angles it just looks dark, but if you get the light on it just right, it looks like this. My dad told me this coin used to be stunning and was very dissapointed when my uncle brought it out of it's envelope. Can NCS do anything to lighten toning without completely stripping it? >>



Personally I like the toning on yours too much to suggest having NCS work on it.
Very attractive. But, if you think it's too dark, tell them so and they'll give you an honest assessment. It just might be they return the coin without doing anything to it at all, sharing my opinion- or it'll come back a tad lighter showing off a bit more luster.