Interesting. The YouTube title says "Minting Gold Coins" No gold coins are shown being produced in the film, only silver and bronze. In those times the ring test was very important. People would not accept silver coins that did not ring "true". A "dead ringer" usually meant you had a counterfeit.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website
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