WHO OR WHAT IS THE
COIN DOCTOR?

The "creatively toned" 1804 quarter pictured here illustrates perfectly why the COIN DOCTOR came into being and why the DOC is so adamantly opposed to "coin doctoring" of any sort. Most experienced numismatists would agree that the unnatural color on this piece is a case of "enhancing" gone awry. It's appalling how many coins have already fallen victim to at best, overzealous, and at worst, criminal, "improvement." That's why the COIN DOCTOR implores you NOT to clean, tone, re-tone, bake, paint, dip, toast, whiz, smoke, buzz, touch-up, wipe, brighten, soak, cook, coat, strip, energize, brush or otherwise screw with coins. So if what you're looking for is a "How To" on coin doctoring, we suggest you look somewhere else. Maybe you could find a more appropriate web page.....possibly something titled:

http://www.slab.com/crackout/~artist/