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Pillar of the Community
United States
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What are the tell tale signs of dipping / over dipping?
I bought a small jar of the EZ-Est to experiment with, but haven't played with dipping any coins to see the results yet.
I like the phrasing 'market acceptable cleaning' that I have seen elsewhere. What amount, if any, of dipping is market acceptable?
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I think MS65 is spot on for this one- I'm assuming there is much nicer luster in hand, looks like the way the photo was taken hides the luster very well but I would be willing to bet in hand this coin is a stunner
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Yeah, I think the muted or lack of luster on the fields is a side affect of the photos. Shooting through plastic can be a challenge while trying to maintain focus and portraying the true luster. There is a high likelihood that it's been dipped in the past but may not be over-dipped.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1002 Posts |
I wouldn't put too much weight into one set of
unsaturated photos, they almost look black and white.
Seller should provide more and better photos if serious
about selling it for the best price..
JMHO -Ron
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36800 Posts |
It doesn't look over dipped, just creative photo work. It sure doesn't look MS-65 either.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7375 Posts |
Yeah, I think the grade is a bit generous. Even the reverse fields are messed up. I still see luster here too. Would be tough to resell.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yep, the seller shows both sides. I only see three images on the listing and none of them include the coin AND the label in the same image. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4989 Posts |
As they say, "buy the coin not the holder". IMHO this one is MS-64 at best.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
1153 Posts |
This seller is one of the host of the coin show podcast.
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Moderator
 United States
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It doesn't make 65 to me either.
I'm not willing to pronounce it "overdipped" right yet - overdipping sufficient to cause the granular effect on some of the coin would have completely stripped the luster long before. Instead, I think I'm seeing a curious effect of high-megapixel camera sensors on the look of a coin. I noticed it first with the 18MP T2i - it's as if there were sufficient pixels to capture each individual structure in the microscopic irregularity of the surface. I find it necessary to shoot RAW and remove chroma noise in post when shooting at that kind of pixel resolution. Between that and shooting through a slab, I can find most explanation for what the coin shows.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8137 Posts |
I do not think it is over dipped. With that being said, I do not think it deserves a 65. Looks more like a MS-64 to me.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I would think more like MS64 also.
Apart from that, is it possible to dip a coin to (say, remove blotchy toning), without affecting the luster in any way?
What are the characteristics of 'burning', associated with over dipping?
I have never been tempted to dip a coin with good luster, hence the questions.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Thanks all. Looking at it again I can see where it is perhaps the photographer stripping the saturation out of the image.
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