Has this crown been cleaned/dipped

[SWANNY 25]

Has this coin been cleaned or dipped , why is the surface like it is ?

[ozjohn 662]

Overall a nice reverse bright while still retaining  some mint lustre and some small nicks and scratches. No real evidence of cleaning as such but as to dipping who can tell if it is done well. With adding the caution if in doubt do not dip.

[VickySilver 836]

Dipped. This coin by photo has actually IMO  lost some of its original lustre even though bright. Has a bit of a bleached appearance which overlapping may do - not just remove toning....

[Paulus 1,975]

1 hour ago, VickySilver said:

Dipped. This coin by photo has actually IMO  lost some of its original lustre even though bright. Has a bit of a bleached appearance which overlapping may do - not just remove toning....

I agree with Vicky. Dipping results in that lifeless tone-free appearance. I would normally expect these coins to show some 'life' like this:

Edited January 22, 2016 by Paulus

[azda 979]

12 hours ago, ozjohn said:

Overall a nice reverse bright while still retaining  some mint lustre and some small nicks and scratches. No real evidence of cleaning as such but as to dipping who can tell if it is done well. With adding the caution if in doubt do not dip.

There Are some things books can't teach us John. I would also be in The dipped camp, lustre seems to be Strippen from Parts of The coin and possibly legt a Little too long As can be seen from just beging The back legs of The horse.

Seems to be high grade though, Leaving it by The window a few months might help it retone quicker.