A Quick Dip is that considered cleaning?

dlimb2

A Quick Dip is that considered cleaning? Just to remove ugly toning...would the grading service consider that a problem coin after the dip?

indianabyron

Yes it is cleaning .. but you know what alot of peeps do it. You just have to remember to nuteralize the dip and then rinse it well the use acetone to dry it.

Dont Dip and redip and then redip . Your coin will start to looked dipped. It will have a very washed out look. .





Byron

dlimb2

Byron, I was wondering would just nutralizing in cool water nutralize the solution as well...I have done a couple have nutralized them in water and then dryed them with a blow dryer...does this methoed work as well?

Mike921

If done properly, dipping is not cleaning because you should not be able to tell that it has been dipped. It's when a coin is over dipped and the luster starts to get stripped away then it is considered cleaning and a problem coin. If you have never done it before you may want to try it on some pocket change first or have someone else do it for you. Sometimes really dark or thick toning doesn't just disappear and it may be hidding marks or hairlines that you would rather leave covered. Really it depends on the coin and the toning when it comes to dipping.

dlimb2

Byron Thank You, ... I was also wondering if I sent them into be graded would they pick up on any of the residue that might be left on the coin? I move the coin around in the water for a little while hoping to get all the residue off....I have done several proof silver eagles and they came out spotless.

Mike921

Why dip a proof silver eagle? Just testing or was it that ugly? Be careful with those proofs!!

indianabyron

Like mike said why dip a proof coin??? and yes he is also right be very carefull when doing it . you can very quickly ruin your coins.

Byron

dlimb2

I had bought a set that someone had put in an album...they had not put the plastic slips over the entire coin...and some of the coins had toned in the uncovered areas...I already had my set and wanted to sell the set I had just purchased...knowing I could not sell them looking like this,,,I gave them a quick dip...they came out shinny and clean with no spots.

dlimb2

Byron, I just dip once and rush them to the water which is a filled sink and I submerge them and shake them around in the water for over a minuite hoping to remove the residue from the dip...I just dip them for a sec and then right into the water....just a second in the dip. I did not like doing this but and I do not want to make a habit of it....but I was just wondering if the big 3 grading Companies would be able to detect resedue left from dipping.

izzy452

When I want a quick dip , I jump in the pool. When I want to get clean , I use the shower with soap.


Walt

ClausUrch

A quick dip is not detectable unless you don't rinse properly which leaves yellow residue spots. As stated, over-dipping causes loss of luster which will body bag a coin.

fcloud

See the picture in the following link.
Professionally Cleaned
Even the pros mess up coins when they are dipped.

crito

One thing I've learned on these boards is that toning can cover up hairlines from an old cleaning (didn't believe it until I saw it happen myself). So, even a light dip can result in a bodybag, if done on the wrong coin. Another thing I've learned, through my own experiments, is that toning can also make a dull coin appear more lustrous than it really is. Dipping such a coin, even briefly, will make it look "overdipped" and could also result in a bodybag.

dlimb2

I believe a beautiful coin deserves respect...I love coins...and if they require a dip I take extra precautions to the dipping process...and my greatest concern is to get the residue of the dip off...and like stated the rinse is the most important step in the process.

crito

No, picking the right coin to dip is the most important step in the process. That's why NCS refuses to conserve many coins.

dlimb2

crito, which coins should not be dipped?