ugggh, look at those fingerprints

[DJCoinz]

Ugghhh, look at those fingerprints. No way is that RB. BN all the way.

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[Prethen]

What a steaming piece of junk!

[WoodenJefferson]

I don't know much about the fine lines defining Red Brown vs Brown, but I do know a ZEBRA when I see one. In 1891, a customer ate a potato chip order and then paid before washing their hands.

 

Note: It is believed that the original potato chip recipe was created by Native American/African American chef George Crum, at Moon's Lake House near Saratoga Springs, New York on August 24, 1853.

[JamminJ]

Wow, that is awful.

[Dcoin]

Can fingerprints be dipped off?

[bsshog40]

Can fingerprints be dipped off?

 

It depends on how long they've been there. They can be removed if fairly new. After a long period of time tho', I don't think so.

[James_OldeTowne]

Although the coin is PUG (pretty ugly), I think the PCGS grade is appropriate at PR-63. I agree that it's a discount coin, though.

[BillJones]

The PR-63 grade might be okay for NOW, but if those fingerprints keep working their way into the metal, you could be looking lower numbers until you reach the dreaded body bag.

 

This is definitely one of those plutonium slabs that poses a great risk to your financial health if you were to crack it out of its plastic prison.

[bsshog40]

Who knows, this also may be neglect in cleaning the slab before pics and be prints on the slab

[Wihlborg]

Yeah, but it's original...

 

John

[camarasa-migration]

Strange that they're only on one side though - isn't it? when I hold a regular coin I hold it between my index finger and thumb - hence finger prints on both sides...

[Wihlborg]

True, but I bet most people use only one finger or a thumb when they try to push a coin into an album.

 

John

[camarasa-migration]

Yup - good point.

[pendragon1998]

Can fingerprints be dipped off?

 

 

If they're fresh, acetone (not a dip) will take the oils off. If they're old, they're likely etched in permanently.

[ibyandsellsmith]

I'd take that coin in a heartbeat. There's no way those are finger prints.

[DJCoinz]

I'd take that coin in a heartbeat. There's no way those are finger prints.

What else could it be. It's a fingerprint (or two).

[MikeKing]

yet another example of the worm turned in a pcgs holder

[MunkyMan95]

I kind of like it!

[leeg]

A couple old prints here:

 

 

 

[bsshog40]

Are they yours? Nice lincolns tho' Lee!

[LostDutchman-migration]

looks like a zebra.... ick

[lkenefic]

We could lift them and do an AFIS check to find the culprit...if he/she has a record anyway...

 

Seriously though... it sort of makes me wonder why someone would put fingerprints on a high grade specimen... hiding something underneath perhaps???

 

Leo

[Close_Boys-migration]

Part of the lure, at least for me, is imagining the history of the coin; where it came from, what it bought, who held it........

 

I know its corny but wouldnt it be really neat if those fingerprints actually came from some one famous? To me, that nostalgia is more than interesting; its fun.

 

What someone considers junk, another may consider a treasure.

[rrantique]

Hi and welcome to the forum

[Close_Boys-migration]

Thanks!