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Valued Member
Japan
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Just wondering if anyone has any experience with this blueness on silver proofs. Is it toning? Can it be removed easily with e-z-est or something? Not a big fan of it personally, although it does look kind of good on Ikes...   |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I like it. I say leave it be. If you do dip it, remember only a couple of seconds
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I like it the way it is being 50 plus years old. I assume that is a photography issue on the reverse below the ERIC and stars of AMERICA?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Growing up I was taught to never touch or hold a proof coin in my hands. Impaired proof it is and if you do anything to it it will make it worse. It does have a nice eye appeal to it. Some one else might be able to better help with your question
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You can not touch/alter/clean any proof coin. Blue toning will occur and it is desirable to some collectors,but unfortunately your coin will be considered Impaired due the smudgy finger prints on it.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pale blue environmental toning on proof coins isn't that uncommon. Suggest leaving it as is.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I wouldn't advise dipping any proof coin no matter what the composition of metal it be .  |
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Pillar of the Community
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 with T-bop and others. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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leave it like it is---very nice coin---
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Valued Member
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Thanks for the comments guys! I was curious about the affects of dipping proofs briefly to remove residue (especially because it wouldn't seem to remove any cartwheel luster), and watched a video by Ben the Coingeek who briefly dipped a '62 Franklin proof and it came back PF69 DCAM.
Sounds like it wouldn't be as noticable if dipped or not on proofs..
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Valued Member
Japan
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I have some '65 SMS kennedys that have the same toning but also look Cameo. Hard to tell with all the toning though, so I'd like to know if dipping it really would be so bad.
Seems like a subjective decision on what we find preferable.
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Valued Member
Japan
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Chase007 I don't see any smudgy fingerprints on it... Could you tell me where?
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Valued Member
Japan
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TNG - Yes photography issue I believe. Just reflectivity.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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That's a nice coin. I don't see any fingerprints, just some haze.
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