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<p>[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 888836, member: 15199"]As Hontonai said, it depends. Acetone won't hurt the surface, if you use new pure acetone, but if you can see the print, probably too late already, but it may stabilize the print and prevent more apparent damage. If you can live with it ~great! If not, return, sell or trade it and get another. There is always the chance <i><b>any</b></i> coin you receive might have an unseen fingerprint or similar problem lurking, waiting for <i><b>time</b><b>/environment</b></i> to make it appear. Other than that, a person experienced in "dipping" silver coins could try to remove the fingerprint by using a diluted silver dip such as E-Z-est ( 1:10 parts distilled water) to see if the print would go without damaging the proof surface much. It all depends on the severity of the print whether this would work.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 888836, member: 15199"]As Hontonai said, it depends. Acetone won't hurt the surface, if you use new pure acetone, but if you can see the print, probably too late already, but it may stabilize the print and prevent more apparent damage. If you can live with it ~great! If not, return, sell or trade it and get another. There is always the chance [I][B]any[/B][/I] coin you receive might have an unseen fingerprint or similar problem lurking, waiting for [I][B]time[/B][B]/environment[/B][/I] to make it appear. Other than that, a person experienced in "dipping" silver coins could try to remove the fingerprint by using a diluted silver dip such as E-Z-est ( 1:10 parts distilled water) to see if the print would go without damaging the proof surface much. It all depends on the severity of the print whether this would work.[/QUOTE]
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