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ziskindd Valued Member United States 121 Posts	Posted 06/06/2014 9:42 pm I'm sure this question has been answered before but here it goes: In regards to 1930s-1940s proof silver specimens (dimes, halves mainly), some are "blast white" whereas some have the original patina. Is it reasonable to conclude that the a lot of the "blast white" coins were dipped at some point (and are market acceptable)? Report this Post to the Staff

junior e Pillar of the Community United States 931 Posts	Posted 06/06/2014 10:03 pm I would think if they're blast white the die had been sandblasted. I don't think aside from rare examples that anyone would clean proof coins. They've been treasured since they were first minted in the 1800's. I don't know if they made proofs in the 1700's, but I'm sure that even then the first strikes from new dies were saved by the coin producers. Report this Post to the Staff
zxcccxz Pillar of the Community Canada 5417 Posts	Posted 06/06/2014 10:49 pm @junior e: A blast white coin doesn't have to be sandblasted. Most blast-white Early 1900's and 1800's coins like Morgans were dipped thoroughly in the 70's when the practice was commonplace and acceptable. If they were just dipped and it's been a few years and the coins wasn't actually cleaned then it is Market Acceptable (Although some collectors, like me, prefer to buy coins with original toning). Report this Post to the Staff
Susuman Pillar of the Community United States 595 Posts	Posted 06/07/2014 12:39 am I have a reasonable number of 1930's and early 1940's proof coins and most of them have very little toning and are quite white. I think that most of these coins were probably stored a little better then your average circulation strike. That being said, determining if the surface is truly original is probably best done in-hand on a coin-by-coin basis. Report this Post to the Staff
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