To dip or not to dip that is the question.

fivecents

The coins attached below were stored in a regular Whitman "type set" Push in album (the no window type) for thirty years. All of the copper coins were toned so deep that they were enviromentally damaged. Most of the other coins in the set had extreme toning damaging the coins. These coins two coins are not damaged, but PCGS, NGC and ANACS said these are artifically toned. I would like to get them holdered to make them more marketable. Should I give up and just dip them? I really hate the "D" word.

Russ

The toning is so deep that I'm afraid the degree of dipping necessary to remove it would strip the coins of any life. I think they look pretty damned nice just the way they are.

Russ, NCNE

cointagious

it could be the images but they look a bit 'dipped out' and retoned already. for safety sake i would use ms70 to lighten them up and let it go at that. otherwise they look like nice coins.

LucyBop

hey, I likie that SLQ!

nwcs

Dipping will not help these coins.

coinkat

I would leave them as they are... just a friendly suggestion... next time you attende a major show, take the coins with you and have one of the ANACS graders look at them. They will tell you if they will be graded, net graded or if there is environmental damage.

From the scans, it is difficult to tell if these two coins were dipped out already. Both coins look flat and the lustre looks impaired. If these really are a deeper brown in color, it is possible that they were previously dipped and bleached. I am not saying that was done here with these two coins without seeing them. Scans are tough on lustre. Good luck with your decision.

XpipedreamR

<< <i>The toning is so deep that I'm afraid the degree of dipping necessary to remove it would strip the coins of any life. I think they look pretty damned nice just the way they are. >>




I agree.

Could you describe the colors? It's kind of hard to tell from the photos.

Placid

It is up to you. If you hate the color they are now dip them if you know how or send them to someone who does.
I don't mind coins the color of those myself, I just don't like black much.

I had a morgan the grandpa left that was so thick with toning it was forming crumbs on the surface.
I sent it to ncs and it came back in great shape.
The down side was the toning hid the cleaning underneath

dorkkarl

don't do it. those coins look like they were cleaned before they got put in the album. that's why they toned so bad

K S

fivecents

These two coins won't be taking the jewel luster swim. I also have a type 2 1929 SLQ that I did not photograph that matches the other two quarters. It is very frustrating that none of the big 3 will holder them.