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<p>[QUOTE="satootoko, post: 225815, member: 669"]Sorry to hear that Dan.</p><p><br /></p><p>You really have only three choices: <ol> <li>Hope that the fingerprints are really, really, really new, and give the coins a quick acetone bath (pure hardware/paint store acetone, <b>not</b> adulterated nail polish remover, followed by a series of at least three baths in distilled/deionized water, and air drying on a soft cloth with <b>no</b> rubbing. (Probably too late, but worth a try. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></li> <li>Send them back for a refund and look elsewhere for coins from a more careful seller</li> <li>Suck it up and welcome the great strikes into your collection, fingerprints and all.</li> </ol><p><img src="http://bestsmileys.com/sad/9.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, even if the prints appear to come off in acetone, there's no guarantee they won't reappear later. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="satootoko, post: 225815, member: 669"]Sorry to hear that Dan. You really have only three choices:[list=1]Hope that the fingerprints are really, really, really new, and give the coins a quick acetone bath (pure hardware/paint store acetone, [b]not[/b] adulterated nail polish remover, followed by a series of at least three baths in distilled/deionized water, and air drying on a soft cloth with [b]no[/b] rubbing. (Probably too late, but worth a try. :)[*]Send them back for a refund and look elsewhere for coins from a more careful seller[*]Suck it up and welcome the great strikes into your collection, fingerprints and all.[/list] [img]http://bestsmileys.com/sad/9.gif[/img] BTW, even if the prints appear to come off in acetone, there's no guarantee they won't reappear later. :( :( :([/QUOTE]
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