Before a Coin Docter begins to operate on a coin

Bear

Do they have to put the coin to sleep

like they do with people?

Pushkin

The FIRST thing the docs do is ask to see the coin's insurance card.

fivecents

First the coin doctor renames the coin Ben Dover.

ACactions

Before the coin comes in- It calls for pre-approval from its HMO.. Making sure its facelift is covered....

PawPaul

on a serious note ; one of the initial steps

to artificially tone a coin , it's surfaces must be first "stripped"
.....so the tone will " take"

Bear

Then if the tone is stripped off,

then the original surface and luster

are gone. Thus requiring an artificial luster

to be applied in some manner. Either way,

another origonal coin is destroyed forever.

Very sad indeed.

WoodenJefferson

<< <i>not on a serious note ; one of the initial steps

to artificially tone a coin , it's surfaces must be first "stripped"
.....so the tone will " take" >>




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lcoopie

they use local anesthesia
not general

PawPaul

<< <i>Then if the tone is stripped off,

then the original surface and luster

are gone. Thus requiring an artificial luster

to be applied in some manner. Either way,

another origonal coin is destroyed forever.

Very sad indeed. >>



.........they do not start with a toned coin -
and the stripping agent is less intrusive then "dip"

Bear - how many tens of thousands of coins are in slabs that have had their toning removed by "dipping" ?

They lose their orig. surface and luster .......... ??

Bear

I guess that depends on what a coin is dipped in , how many times it has

been dipped and for how long it has been dipped. If you strip natural toning

off, you probably strip a molecule of the surface off. You never are able to regain

that natural skin that silver coins develop if one is lucky.

PawPaul

.i hate dipping and think once done - the coin is damaged ; it really disturbs me that Hall, Albanese , etc support the act

......but doctors need the coins surface to be bare so whatever accelerated oxidation agent they use will "stick" to the coin

.in fact , they go to great lengths to ensure the surfaces ,after stripping -are not exposed to the air

....until their in the toning chamber