Fingerprint ?

Wow, that is horribly noticeable... I would be sending that one back as well for that grade...

 

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Both. Likely mint set toning and the fingerprint is from someone who push the coin into the mint set holder long ago and it then toned. I find that a LOT of the high grade mint set toned coins that people rave over actually have such fingerprints. I think they are the primary cause of the stippled toning pattern seen so frequently that screams "Mint Set Toning".

 

I got a 1949-d ms65 fbl half that got fingerprints too, not sure why cac like it.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1956-SILVER...60?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item1c1f3fb3b8
I could not buy a coin like this

 

Those aren't just fingerprints, but it appears that this poor coin was mauled by someone! Fingerprints, I just abhor them on coins. I mean how can collectors handle their coins with un-gloved hands or by the edges when they know that fingerprints are so insidious and caustic to the coin. And most of all unsightly and ugly.

 

I just heard from PCGS's David Hall on that 1915-D Lincoln. Says "Hi Lance, This coin looks a little yucky on the reverse."

I laughed at that assessment but I guess it is the bottom line.
Lance.

 

Thats so bad ,wow you bought a great coin and it had cac sticker you get it and it has figerprints on it .
what's up with these cac guys anyway to me a cac sticker is worthless

 

Who'd have guessed that CAC would be so wildly successful and that a green bean would help sell a coin and even improve its price?

I too don't find a lot of value in the sticker but it's obvious the market feels otherwise. I guess it's something to fall back on when photos are poor or a coin is otherwise sight-unseen. And then there's the CAC guarantee.

All else being equal, I'll take the green bean every time.
Lance.

 

This is the one I bought, the price is lower than most that were sold at the grade, and since there isn't many cac at that grade, I bought it.

 

here is another with fingerprint, it's a pcgs ms66, it had attractive obv toning, with fingerprints at rev. i didn't buy this one. it sold for around $600

 

To me, it looks like a series of fingerprints.

 

I can't understand how a coin with so many fingerprints on it could get an MS-66 grade

 

Is there a safe way of removing a fingerprint? The reason I asked is I saw a set of IKE dollars, silver included for a decent price but noticed that 2 of the silver Ike's have a noticeable finger print.

 

Nope. The little devils are etched into the metal.......

 

Figures... well that just bites... This was a set of 25 Ike dollars silver included for less than 50. I guess it wold be worth it just for the silver melt value...