Fingerprints on Coins

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by Islander80-83, Jul 24, 2019.

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  1. TypeCoin971793

    TypeCoin971793 Just a random guy on the internet

    Coins with fingerprints absolutely should not grade MS. There is no question that they have been circulated, plus the surfaces have been significantly impaired
     
    TypeCoin971793, Jul 29, 2019
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  3. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    Gotta disagree with this part. There millions of coins, (both slabbed and raw), that were or are in actual circulation that are without doubt MS. That is because the single defining factor is if the coins have wear or not. No wear, they're MS.

    And besides that, many a collector has inadvertently put a fingerprint on one or more of his MS coins - coins that were never in circulation.

    As for this point, there are and never has been any rules or limitations in any set of grading standards that says a coin cannot be MS because it has a fingerprint on it.

    That said, can an individual have his own standards regarding this issue ? Sure. But don't expect others to agree with it.
     
    GDJMSP, Jul 30, 2019
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  4. leeg

    leeg I Enjoy Toned Coins

    How about these prints?

    Blend in or too many?

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    leeg, Jul 30, 2019
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  5. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    Or if you tell them their post should have been made in a different forum, have them report their own post a request that it be moved. Then the moderator can move it and there is just the single post.

    Ever see any of those videos of how the made coins in the 20's or 40's. You see the mint workers running their hands through the blanks/planchets, picking up stacks od planchets to put into the pres feeder, spreading them out for inspection, or the guy bouncing them checking for flawed ones. Maybe the adjustors filing the edges of overweight blanks etc? None of them are wearing gloves, and they are leaving fingerprints that can show up later. A fingerprint does NOT mean for sure the coins has been in circulation. Look at that Ike in post #64. It is still in the government packaging. How much circulation has it seen?
     
    Conder101, Jul 30, 2019
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  6. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    No fingerprints on it, somebody has wiped that coin.
     
    GDJMSP, Jul 30, 2019
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  7. Johndoe2000$

    Johndoe2000$ Well-Known Member

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    Johndoe2000$, Jul 30, 2019
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  8. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    Works for me :)

    But so does the other. I have no qualms at all about a post made by new member in a thread that's on a different subject than the thread. It can stay there eternity as far as I'm concerned. And, other members can answer his/her question as well. No harm done either way.
     
    GDJMSP, Jul 30, 2019
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  9. Islander80-83

    Islander80-83 Well-Known Member

    I was thinking the samething.
     
    Islander80-83, Jul 30, 2019
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  10. Islander80-83

    Islander80-83 Well-Known Member

    Oh man, I hope I didn't start any trouble here. Hope this thread doesn't turn into a "toning" cousin! :yuck::happy:
     
    Islander80-83, Jul 30, 2019
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  11. leeg

    leeg I Enjoy Toned Coins

    As I look at it again, probably is near the edge. I've seen worse.
     
    leeg, Jul 30, 2019
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  12. Paul M.

    Paul M. Well-Known Member

    How about this one?

    1909 vdb lincoln.jpg
     
    Paul M., Jul 30, 2019
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  13. Islander80-83

    Islander80-83 Well-Known Member

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