Grading advice, please be gentle

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by Matthew A Blair, May 17, 2020.

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  1. johnmilton

    johnmilton Well-Known Member

    Before the fingerprints, MS-62, Proof-Like. After the fingerprints, MS-60, P-L.

    If the fingerprints were addressed early, something could have been done. Now, nothing is possible.
     
    johnmilton, May 18, 2020
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  3. Kentucky

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    I still think an MS70, NaOH, KOH treatment is worth trying.
     
    Kentucky, May 18, 2020
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  4. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    Yup, we agree. But the odds of the TPGs ever actually doing it are pretty much zero !
     
    GDJMSP, May 19, 2020
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  5. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    Ehhhh, you could dip the coin and almost certainly remove the fingerprints. BUT - it depends on how deeply they are etched into the surface. Typically, it's shallow enough that dip will remove them.
     
    GDJMSP, May 19, 2020
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  6. johnmilton

    johnmilton Well-Known Member

    I'll bet that they are etched into the surface and that a shadow of them will remain. It does not take much for something to show on a Proof or P-L coin. That one of the reasons why I don't like most P-L coins.
     
    johnmilton, May 19, 2020
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