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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1788493, member: 112"]Fingerprints on coins are not visible to the naked eye for quite a while. And since 95% or more of all grading is done with the naked eye, it is quite possible that coins graded 65 and above have fingerprints on them when they are graded, they just aren't seen. Professional graders don't use magnification to grade coins unless they are 68 or above.</p><p> </p><p>But even when they are seen, a fingerprint is not reason to stop a coin from being graded 65, 66, or even 67. There are a great many coins in those grades that have prints on them, had prints on them for some time before they were ever graded.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1788493, member: 112"]Fingerprints on coins are not visible to the naked eye for quite a while. And since 95% or more of all grading is done with the naked eye, it is quite possible that coins graded 65 and above have fingerprints on them when they are graded, they just aren't seen. Professional graders don't use magnification to grade coins unless they are 68 or above. But even when they are seen, a fingerprint is not reason to stop a coin from being graded 65, 66, or even 67. There are a great many coins in those grades that have prints on them, had prints on them for some time before they were ever graded.[/QUOTE]
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