What are the effects of dipping a...

mumu

Cameo or DMPL coin? Do people do it? Is it "as OK" as dipping everything else. Can you lose cameo frost or mirrored fields doing it just once? Doing it a few times? Thanks.

mumu

I would like to add that I am not asking with the intent of dipping a coin. I am asking because there is a coin I am looking at that looks "off" and I am trying to find out if it is because it was dipped. It is suppose to be a cameo but the cameo looks to have been impaired a lot.

Barndog

people do it, for sure.

GoldenEyeNumismatics

Multiple dips can screw up a reflective field or a cameo, but just one or two dips won't mess things up much.

fcloud

My typical answer is to leave it alone. More coins are ruined with good intentions than are saved.

ricko

Dipping a coin in an aggressive solution can indeed impair the coins surface. Also, improper cleaning after a dip can be injurious, since the remaining residues will cause surface degradation. Cheers, RickO

Steve27

<< <i>Multiple dips can screw up a reflective field or a cameo, but just one or two dips won't mess things up much. >>



This is only true if the coin tones over and over again between dips.

cmerlo1

I have never had any problems doing this. If done carefully and correctly, haze is removed. This, IMHO, improves the eye appeal of the coin immensely.

Steve27

<< <i>Cameo or DMPL coin? Do people do it? Is it "as OK" as dipping everything else. Can you lose cameo frost or mirrored fields doing it just once? Doing it a few times? Thanks. >>



Try doing a search on Kennedys or on Russ (he dipped a lot of hazy CAM/DCAM coins with good results).

airplanenut

Not answering your question, but if you think the coin looks off, I would change your statement from "looking at" to "looked at." Don't buy it.

kurtdog

FWIW I've seen it done on these coins many more times than I care to count. Just be careful and understand these surfaces are going to be more inclined to make you pay for your mistakes should you get too aggressive with them.

19Lyds

<< <i>Multiple dips can screw up a reflective field or a cameo, but just one or two dips won't mess things up much. >>



I disagree disagree golden one. No noticeable affect's were observed on my IKE Proof which definitely had cameo surfaces and mirrored fields.

As noted in the thread:

"Given the fact that a typical dip lasts 2 to 4 seconds tops, the last photo shows the results of 68 2 second dips or 34 4 second dips.
That's a lot of dips over the life of a coin."

TwoSides2aCoin

More times than not, a coin cannot achieve DMPL or Cameo unless dipped. How about that for effect ?

GoldenEyeNumismatics

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<< <i>Multiple dips can screw up a reflective field or a cameo, but just one or two dips won't mess things up much. >>



I disagree disagree golden one. No noticeable affect's were observed on my IKE Proof which definitely had cameo surfaces and mirrored fields.

As noted in the thread:

"Given the fact that a typical dip lasts 2 to 4 seconds tops, the last photo shows the results of 68 2 second dips or 34 4 second dips.
That's a lot of dips over the life of a coin." >>



You're unlikely to do a coin significant harm if you dip it in rapid succession, as was done in your experiment. There needs to be considerable time in between dips.

mumu

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<< <i>Multiple dips can screw up a reflective field or a cameo, but just one or two dips won't mess things up much. >>



I disagree disagree golden one. No noticeable affect's were observed on my IKE Proof which definitely had cameo surfaces and mirrored fields.

As noted in the thread:

"Given the fact that a typical dip lasts 2 to 4 seconds tops, the last photo shows the results of 68 2 second dips or 34 4 second dips.
That's a lot of dips over the life of a coin." >>



Thanks for the link, informative.