Can dipping a coin create a PL or DMPL appearance?

dan1ecu · November 29, 2003 12:04PM

Does anyone know if professional dipping can strip away a coin's surface in such a way that a proof like appearance results? If so, is it possible that some PL and DMPL Morgans out there were enhanced in this manner?

Dan

jbsteven · November 29, 2003 12:05PM

not unless it was already there.

kyleknap · November 29, 2003 12:07PM

Dipping or cleaning will give the entire coin a shiney look, but this is very different from a true PL or DMPL which will have a reflective, mirror-like surface, usually only in the fields (although some dates can be found with reflective devices as well).

Kyle

nwcs · November 29, 2003 12:18PM

Definitely not.

dollardude · November 29, 2003 12:56PM

Dan,

My experience has been just the opposite. Dipping a coin deteriorates any mirror finish.

Dan

ultramike · November 29, 2003 1:50PM

absolutley not !!!!!!!!

Dog97 · November 29, 2003 2:10PM

Not a chance in hell.

stman · November 29, 2003 2:20PM

I guess you can't be faulted for asking. All the talk of dipping for upgrades and "Fixing" coins on here, and "Send it to NCS they are professionals and they can fix most anything. And all the talk of "Making coins" on here no wonder someone might think they can make a DMPL.

Gilbert · November 30, 2003 4:04AM

Create, no; reveal, possibly. You need contrast and reflectivity for PL and DMPL designations, neither of which is imparted by dipping.

MacCoin · November 30, 2003 4:11AM

if you not carful you can wash the PL and DMPL luster right off

Tonelover · November 30, 2003 4:13AM

Many PL's recently graded by NGC have indeed been through their conservation service. They are in no way true original PL's but are now so blasty they can get away with it. There is no comparison however to the real thing.

Newmismatist · November 30, 2003 5:43AM

Dipping can NEVER "enhance" a PL surface. On a coin that is toned, dipping can "expose" the PL surfaces that may hve been "masked' by the toning, but it cannot create nor enhance the PL surfaces. BUT overdipping can destroy the delicate PL surfaces and turn a beautiful coin into an fugly coin.

Shamika · November 30, 2003 10:11AM

No way, jose´.

Skipper53 · November 30, 2003 11:18AM

It's like putting an air-freshener in a ten-year-old car.
Smells better but it doesn't fool anybody.

Bulldog · November 30, 2003 11:24AM

NOPE! and don't ask how I know.....LOL

Bulldog

islemangu · November 30, 2003 11:25AM

Many PL's recently graded by NGC have indeed been through their conservation service.

Not with my recent experience and I fill ripped

Had an 80-O that had heavy toning and PCGS BBed for questionable toning a couple of years ago. Then it looked like it could be PL but the toning was masking it. Thought I would try out the dipping process for the first time by sending it to NCS. Came back white and shiny of course but with defnitely PL surfaces but no PL designated on the slab by NGC

Maybe NGC is gunshy now on conserved morgans getting the PL??

Can dipping a coin create a PL or DMPL appearance?

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